Damien Byrne (Gaelic footballer)

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Damien Byrne
Personal information
Irish name Damien Ó Broin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-back
Born (1976-06-16) 16 June 1976 (age 46)
Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname Hairiest Man in Tipp, Mongo, Cardinal of the Craic, Killusty Lovin', Thatcher
Club(s)
YearsClub
Fethard
Club titles
Tipperary titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1999-2005
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Damien Byrne (born 16 June 1978) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

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Born in Fethard, County Tipperary, Byrne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1998 championship. Byrne later became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

At club level Byrne is a two-time championship medallist with Fethard.

He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2005 championship.

Honours

Player

Fethard
Tipperary

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References

  1. "Tipperary's Damien Byrne". Hogan Stand. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2015.