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

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er who played at senior level for the

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and Mayo county teams in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his club football for Milltown. Tierney helped St Jarlath's College in

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win the

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in 1978, as well as winning three

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s with

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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

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final by

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after a replay. He played on the Galway team who were beaten by

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in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. 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

; St Jarlath's College,

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 ...

: (2) 1978, 1979 *

: (1) 1978 **Runner-up : (1) 1979 ; Milltown *

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: (1) 1981 **Runner-up : (2) 1986, 1987 ; UCG *

: (3) 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84 (capt.) **Runner-up : (1) 1981/82 ;

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, inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht GAA, Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...

: (1) 1981 *

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: (5) 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (capt.), 1987 ; Mayo *

: (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