Tomás Meehan (born 15 March 1977) is an Irish former

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er who played for the Galway county team. He played his club football with

Caltra Caltra ( or ''Cealtrach na Pailíse'' meaning "burial-ground of the palisade") is a townland and village on the R358 road (Ireland), R358 Regional road (Ireland), regional road in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As of the 2011 census ...

Playing career

Meehan won a

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with

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in 1994. Meehan was also on the Galway minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to

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later that year. Meehan was joined by his brother Declan on both teams. Meehan was corner back on the

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team that won the All-Ireland in 1998, beating

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. Galway reached the final again in 2000, losing to Kerry after a replay. Meehan won his second All-Ireland medal as a sub as Galway beat

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in the 2001 final. Meehan announced his retirement from inter-county football in January 2006. In 2003, Caltra reached the final of the

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for the first time since 1975, facing

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. Caltra were 3–11 to 0–5 winners to win their first title. Caltra went on to claim their first Connacht title by beating

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champions

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in the final. In the new year, Caltra qualified for the All-Ireland Club final by beating

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on 22 February. On St Patrick's Day 2004, Meehan was in midfield as Caltra took on

champions An Ghaeltacht in

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. Caltra were winners on a 0–13 to 0–12 scoreline. Meehan was joined by four brothers – Declan,

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, Enda, and Noel as captain all starting on the team.

Honours

Galway *

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

(2):

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Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winnin ...

(5): 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 *

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship The Connacht GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Connacht Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the hig ...

(2): 1996, 1998 *

Connacht Minor Football Championship The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of ...

(2): 1994, 1995 Caltra *

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Kilcoo of ...

(1): 2003–04 *

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football cham ...

(1): 2003 *

(1): 2003 * Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997 St Jarlath's College *

(1): 1994 *

Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup. The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland college ...

(1): 1994

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meehan, Tomás 1977 births Living people Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Caltra Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)