Dinny O'Meara

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Dinny O'Meara
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Meachair
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1952
Cloughjordan,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname Beaker
Occupation Heating contractor
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Kilruane MacDonaghs
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1979-1986
 Tipperary 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Denis O'Meara (born 1952 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

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Career

O'Meara first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club. [2] He captained the club's under-21 team to their inaugural Tipperary U21AHC title in 1973 and later won a Tipperary SFC title in 1975. [3] After winning three successive Tipperary SHC titles from 1977 to 1979, O'Meara secured a fourth winners' medal in 1985. He was at full-back on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986. [4] [5]

At inter-county level, O'Meara was a member of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in his final year of eligibility in 1973. He first played with the senior team during their successful 1978-79 National League campaign. O'Meara was also included on Tipperary's championship panels in 1979 and 1986. [6] Sheppard was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary beat Cork in the 1987 Munster final replay.

Honours

Kilruane MacDonaghs
Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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