Matthew Tierney (Gaelic footballer)

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Matthew Tierney
Personal information
Irish name Maithiú Ó Tiarnaigh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Forward
Born (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 23)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2018–
 Oughterard
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Connacht titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 NUI Galway
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2021–
 Galway
Connacht titles 3

Matthew Tierney is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Oughterard and the Galway county team.

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Playing career

Tierney won an All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship with Galway in 2020, scoring four points in the final against Dublin. [1]

He captained NUI Galway to the Sigerson Cup in 2022, meaning he had won an All-Ireland Under-20 FC, an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship and a Sigerson Cup by the time he was 21. [2]

He made his championship debut in 2021, scoring a goal and three points against Roscommon and getting the RTÉ man of the match award. [3] He was nominated for the Young Footballer of the Year Award. [4] Pádraic Joyce appointed Tierney as vice-captain of Galway in 2022. [5] [6]

In the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park, Armagh's Greg McCabe struck Tierney's head with his shoulder. Referee David Coldrick showed McCabe a straight red card, meaning he had to exit the game. The panel on The Sunday Game highlights programme was unanimous in its support for the decision. [7] Tierney "got himself together" for the shootout and scored the penalty that sent Galway through. [8]

Honours

Galway
Oughterard
NUI Galway

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References

  1. ↑ Keane, Paul (19 December 2020). "Galway edge Dublin to claim U20 All-Ireland title". RTÉ.
  2. ↑ Brosnan, Maurice (20 February 2022). "'I am so happy for them. Finally, one of the Tierneys has it!'". The42.ie.
  3. ↑ Browne, P. J. (4 July 2021). "'Outstanding' — Galway Kid Has Dream Championship Debut". Balls.ie.
  4. ↑ Roche, Frank (20 July 2022). "Shoot-out hero Matthew Tierney prepares to 'step up' once again against Kerry". Irish Independent.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (10 January 2022). "Moycullen defender appointed Galway football captain". The42.ie.
  6. ↑ Keys, Colm (10 January 2022). "Sean Kelly takes the Galway captain's armband for 2022". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Browne, P. J. (27 June 2022). "Sunday Game Pundits Unanimous On Armagh Red Card Vs Galway". Balls.ie.
  8. ↑ "Extraordinary scenes as Galway beat Armagh 4-1 on penalties". hoganstand.com. 26 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Galway's Oughterard beat 13-man Magheracloone to seal All-Ireland intermediate honours". The42.ie. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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