Michael Breen (born 16 July 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Ballina and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out at midfield.

Playing career

Castletroy College

Breen first came to prominence as a hurler with

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. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns.

University College Cork

As a student at

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, Breen immediately became involved in hurling as a member of the university's freshers' team. He joined the senior team in his second year and lined out in several

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campaigns over a four-year period.

Ballina

Breen joined the Ballina club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Tipperary Intermediate Championship. On 14 October 2012, Breen lined out at full-forward when Ballina faced

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in the Tipperary Intermediate Championship final. He top scored for the team with five points but ended on the losing side following a 2-21 to 0-10 victory. Ballina qualified for a second successive final on 13 October 2013. Breen top scored with six points from centre-forward in the 3-12 to 0-20 defeat of Moyne-Templetuohy. He was again at centre-forward when Ballina faced

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in the Munster final on 17 November 2013. Breen scored four points all from placed balls in the 2-13 to 2-10 defeat.

Tipperary

Minor and under-21

Breen first played for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2011 Munster Championship. He was an unused substitute throughout the year. On 2 May 2012, Breen made his first appearance for the team when he lined out at full-back in a 6-21 to 0-11 defeat of

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. He was again selected at full-back when Tipperary faced

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in the Munster final on 15 July 2012. Breen ended the game with a winners' medal after a 1-16 to 1-12 victory. He again lined out at full-back when Tipperary drew 2-13 to 1-16 with

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in the

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on 9 September 2012. Breen retained his position for the replay on 30 September 2012 and ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following the 2-18 to 1-11 victory. Breen was drafted onto the Tipperary under-21 team in advance of the 2013 Munster Championship. He made his debut in that grade on 17 July 2013 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 5-19 to 2-13 defeat of

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. On 7 August 2013, Breen lined out at right corner-back when Tipperary suffered a 1-17 to 2-10 defeat by Clare in the Munster final. After three seasons with the under-21 team, Breen played his last game in the grade on 16 July 2015 in a 3-16 to 3-14 defeat by

. On 3 October 2015, he was named in the left corner-back position on the Under-21 Team of the Year.

Senior

Breen was added to the Tipperary senior team in advance of the 2014 National League. He made his first appearance on 20 April 2014 when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for

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in a 2-24 to 2-17 defeat of Clare. On 4 May 2014, Breen was an unused substitute when Tipperary suffered a 2-25 to 1-27 defeat by

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in the National League final. On 12 July 2015, Breen was selected at left corner-back when Tipperary qualified to play

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in the Munster final. He scored a point from play and claimed his first

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 ...

medal following the 0-21 to 0-16 victory. Maher became a midfielder during the 2016 season and lined out in that position in a second successive Munster final on 10 July 2016. He scored 1-01 from play and collected a second winners' medal after a 5-19 to 0-13 defeat of Waterford. On 5 September 2016, Breen was again selected at midfield when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the

. He ended the game with an All-Ireland medal following a 2-29 to 2-20 victory. On 23 April 2017, Breen lined out at centre-forward when Tipperary faced

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in the National League final. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side following a 3-21 to 0-14 defeat. Breen played in a second successive National League final on 8 April 2018. Lining out at left corner-forward, he was held scoreless and ended the game on the losing side following a 2-23 to 2-17 defeat by Kilkenny. On 30 June 2019, Breen lined out at midfield when Tipperary suffered a 2-26 to 2-14 defeat by Limerick in the Munster final. On 18 August 2019, he was selected at midfield when Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the

. Breen scored a point from play and ended the game with a second All-Ireland winners' medal following the 3-25 to 0-20 victory.

Career statistics

Honours

;Ballina *

Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland. The ...

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

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References

External links

Michael Breen profile
at the Tipperary GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Breen, Michael 1994 births Living people Ballina hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers