John Tierney
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Tiarnaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half Forward
Born (1982-08-22) 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

Gaelic football

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

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

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. DCU Alumni Players
  3. Brett Northey. "IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named". World Footy News. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. GAA Profile
  5. Aaron Richard. "IC11 Preview- Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under". World Footy News. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  6. "Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy".


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