Michael O'Meara (born 4 February 1969) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

with his local club Toomevara and with the

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senior inter-county team in the 1990s.

Career

O'Meara was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won the

1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on ...

with victory against

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by 1–16 to 0–15 in the final. In 1993 he captained Tipperary to win the 1993 Munster Senior Hurling Championship after a 3–27 to 2–12 win against

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at the Gaelic Grounds. In May 1994 he picked up a winners medal as Tiperary won the 1994 National League, defeating

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by 2–14 to 0–12 in the final.

References

External links

GAA Info ProfileTipperary Archive Record
{{DEFAULTSORT:Omeara, Michael 1969 births Living people Tipperary inter-county hurlers Toomevara hurlers