Liam Cronin (born 1968) is an
Irish retired
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 ...
er who played for the
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
senior team.
Born in
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...
,
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
, Cronin first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior panel during the
1992 championship. Cronin subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level Cronin is a five-time
championship medallist with
Moyle Rovers
Moyle may refer to:
Places
*Moyle District Council, a former local authority in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
*Moyle River, Northern Territory, Australia
*Straits of Moyle, the sea between northeastern Northern Ireland southwestern Scotland
...
.
Cronin retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the
2004 championship.
In retirement from playing Cromin became involved in team management and coaching. He served as coach of the Tipperary minor team on one occasion.
Honours
Player
;Moyle Rovers
*
Tipperary Senior Football Championship
The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...
(5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
References
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1968 births
Living people
Moyle Rovers Gaelic footballers
Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers