John Tierney (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Tiarnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half Forward | ||
| Born |
August 22, 1982 Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Knockbride Dublin Demons | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2001–2005 | Cavan | 22 (1–7 : 10pts) | |
John Tierney is a Gaelic footballer from Knockbride, Cavan.
Playing career
[edit]Gaelic football
[edit]The Knockbride clubman represented DCU, as well as the Cavan county team at minor, U-21 and senior level in the Dr McKenna Cup, NFL and played left half forward in the Ulster Senior Football Championship final defeat to Tyrone in 2001.[1][2]
Australian football
[edit]Tierney represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup and 2010 European Championships in Australian Football.[3][4] He also captained the Under-17 Ireland international rules football team on a tour to Australia.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ DCU Alumni Players
- ^ Brett Northey. "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named". World Footy News. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ [1] GAA Profile
- ^ Aaron Richard. "IC11 Preview- Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under". World Footy News. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy".
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Irish players of Australian rules football
- DCU Gaelic footballers
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
- Ulster Gaelic football biography stubs
- Cavan GAA stubs