Tomás Tierney (born 14 September 1961) is an Irish former

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 at senior level for the Galway and Mayo county teams in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his club football for Milltown. Tierney helped

St Jarlath's College St Jarlath's College () is a Catholic secondary school for young men in Tuam, County Galway. The college was founded in 1800 and in 2009 absorbed St. Patrick's College, Tuam. The College, which operates under patronage of the Archbishop of Tuam, ...

in Tuam win the Hogan Cup in 1978, as well as winning three Sigerson Cups with University College Galway in 1980/81, 1982/83 and 1983/84, captaining the side in 1984. In 1981 he was a member of the Galway team who were beaten in the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final by Cork after a replay. He played on the Galway team who were beaten by Dublin in the

1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, also known as the Game of Shame ( ga, An Cluiche Náireach), was the 96th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Ga ...

. He also played football for Mayo in the early 1990s, becoming one of very few people to win Connacht medals with both Galway and Mayo.

Honours

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, Tuam * Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship : (2) 1978, 1979 * Hogan Cup : (1) 1978 **Runner-up : (1) 1979 ; Milltown * Galway Senior Football Championship : (1) 1981 **Runner-up : (2) 1986, 1987 ; UCG * Sigerson Cup : (3) 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84 (capt.) **Runner-up : (1) 1981/82 ; Galway * Connacht Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 1981 * Connacht Senior Football Championship : (5) 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (capt.), 1987 ; Mayo * Connacht Senior Football Championship : (2) 1992, 1993 **Runner-up : (1) 1991

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tierney, Tomás 1961 births Living people Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers Milltown Gaelic footballers University of Galway Gaelic footballers People educated at St Jarlath's College