Johnny Sheehan (born 1975) is an Irish former hurler who played for

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club St Catherine's. He played for the

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for two seasons, during which time he usually lined out at midfield. Sheehan began his hurling career at club level with St Catherine's. After beginning his career at juvenile and underage levels, he eventually broke onto the club's top adult team and experienced his first success in 1994 when the club won the Cork Intermediate Championship title. He later won a Cork Premier Intermediate Championship title in 2004 and promotion to the top flight of Cork hurling. At inter-county level, Sheehan was part of the Cork under-21 team that won the

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

in 1996. He joined the Cork senior team in

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. From his debut, Sheehan was better known as a panellist rather than a member of the starting fifteen and made a number of

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and Championship appearances in a career that ended in

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. During that time he was part of Cork's All-Ireland Championship-winning team in

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. Sheehan also secured two

medals.

Honours

St Colmans Harty Cup x 2 All Ireland x 1 ;St Catherine's *

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

(1): 2004 *

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork Coun ...

(1): 1994 ;Cork * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

* Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2):

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

(1): 1996

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Johnny 1975 births Living people St Catherine's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers