Joe Tynan (born 1950) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Roscrea and was also a member of the

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Career

Tynan first played

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at juvenile and underage levels with the Roscrea club. He was part of the club's minor team that won consecutive North Tipperary MHC titles from 1966 and 1967, before later winning a Tipperary U21AHC title in 1968. By that stage Tynan had already joined the club's senior team and won the first of seven North Tipperary SHC titles and six Tipperary SHC medals. He top scored with two goals when Roscrea beat St. Rynagh's in the 1971 All-Ireland club final. Performances at club level earned Tynan a call-up to the Tipperary minor hurling team, however, his two-year tenure with the team ended without success as

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dominated the championship at the time. He also spent four seasons with the under-21 team at a time when Cork also dominated that championship. Tynan joined the senior team in

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but was later dropped before returning to the team in

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Honours

;Roscrea *

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

* Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship:

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

* Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship:

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

* North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1982 *Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1968 *Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship: 1966, 1967

References

External links

Joe Tynan player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tynan, Joe 1950 births Living people Roscrea hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers