Paul Tierney (born 1982) is an Irish sportsperson and fell runner. He played

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with his local club

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and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 2003 until 2004.

Playing career

Tierney attended St Finbarr's College and lined out in the various hurling competitions. He won a Dr O'Callaghan Cup medal in 2000, after lining out in the 0-13 to 0-07 defeat of St Colman's College in the final. Tierney later played with

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in the

Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup () is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideac ...

. At club level, Tierney first played for

at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to the senior team. He won consecutive Cork SHC medals in 2001 and 2002, following respective defeats of

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and

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. Tierney first appeared on the inter-county scene for

as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal before later lining out in the defeat by

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in the 2000 All-Ireland MHC final. He later lined out with the under-21 team. Tierney was drafted onto the senior team and won a Munster SHC medal in his first season. He was an unused substitute when Cork beat

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by 0-17 to 0-09 in the 2004 All-Ireland final. Tierney retired from hurling in 2005, at the age of 23.

Post-playing career

In 2015, Tierney won the Lakeland 100, a 100-mile ultramarathon through trails in the Lake District National Park; he completed the race in 20 hours 42 minutes. He is now a running coach based in Cumbria specialising in natural running techniques. Tierney has three times finished the 330 km Tor des Géants in the Aosta Valley in less than 100 hours (99:09 in 2017, 94:39 in 2018 and 88:05 in 2021). On 20 June 2019, Tierney broke the record for running the 214 Wainwright summits, completing in 6 days 6 hours 4 minutes and beating Steve Birkinshaw's previous record.

Honours

;St Finbarr's College * Dr O'Callaghan Cup: 2000 ;Blackrock *

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;Cork *

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

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...

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References

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