Jimmy Feehan

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Jimmy Feehan
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Fiacháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born 1995
Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Killenaule
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 University College Dublin
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2015-
 Tipperary 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 185144, 1 August 2015.

James Feehan (born 16 August 1995) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a left corner-back for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

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Born in Killenaule, County Tipperary, Feehan first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Rockwell College. He 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 made his senior debut during the 2015 championship. Feehan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.[ citation needed ]

At club level Feehan plays with Killenaule.[ citation needed ]

On 31 July 2016, he started in the half-back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935. [2] [3] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline. [4] [5] [6] [7]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years. [8] [9]

Honours

Player

Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile: James Feehan". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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