Timmy Hammersley (born 12 December 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club Clonoulty–Rossmore and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

Career

Hammersley was part of the Tipperary Under 21 Hurling panel in 2007 and 2008. He was the top scorer in the 2010

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helping

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to finish as runners-up, he scored 1-11 in the final. He made his

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debut as a substitute against

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in March 2010, and started his first game on 21 March against

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where he scored 1-4 in a 2-24 to 0-8 win. On 30 May 2010, Hammersley made his

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debut coming on as a second-half substitute to score a point against

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in the

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quarter-final in

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. Tipperary ended up losing the game by 3-15 to 0-14. On 5 September 2010, Hammersley was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions

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by 4-17 to 1-18 in the

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, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Hammersley's first All-Ireland winners medal. On 21 October

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, Hammersley scored 12 points as a full-forward for Clonoulty-Rossmore against Nenagh Éire Óg, leading to the team's first Tipperary senior hurling title since 1997. In a pitch-side interview with Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Hammersley paid tribute to the GAA as "the lifeblood of the whole of Ireland" in remarks described by the national broadcaster as "eloquent".

Activism

Hammersley has been an outspoken supporter of the

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. In 2015, he traveled to

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to volunteer with Palestinian youth. He wrote an article in an Irish journal speaking of his experience there, and severely condemning many of Israel's policies including the

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, the

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and

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divide,

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s, and the

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he accused of making Palestinians "second class citizen in

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own land." In 2016, Hammersley was one of two Irish sportspeople, along with Brian Kerr, to put his name to an open letter protesting

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's decision to shut down the accounts of the Ireland

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. He has also been a figure of significance within the Gaelic Voices for Change movement which has spoken out in opposition to homelessness in Ireland. In a wide-ranging interview with

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of Ireland, Hammersley went on record with his belief that "you have a responsibility to speak out for people who are being oppressed." In recent times, Hammersley has been professionally linked with the charity SpunOut.ie, a youth education and advocacy organization.

References

External links

Tipperary GAA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammersley, Timmy Living people Tipperary inter-county hurlers Clonoulty-Rossmore hurlers 1987 births Alumni of Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford IT hurlers Sportspeople from Clonmel 21st-century Irish sportsmen