Brendan "Benny" Tierney (Irish: Breandan Ó Tiarnaigh) is a former

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

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who played at senior level for the Armagh county team between 1989 and 2002, and also for the

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club. Tierney is a headmaster of St Peter's

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in Cloughreagh (close to Newry). He is also a sports opinion journalist for ''

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''. In the later part of his career, Tierney was known for his colorful goalkeeper shirts.

Honours

* Ulster Senior Football Championship (3) - 1999, 2000, 2002 * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1) - 2002 * Ulster Senior Club Championship (1) - 1995 * Armagh Senior Football Championship (1) - 1995 * Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (1) - 1992

References

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