Paul Tierney (hurler)

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Paul Tierney
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Tiarnaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1982
Blackrock,
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2000-2005
Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2004
Cork 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Paul Tierney (born 1982) is an Irish sportsperson and fell runner. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork [1] senior inter-county team from 2003 until 2004.

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Playing career

Tierney attended St Finbarr's College and lined out in the various hurling competitions. He won a Dr O'Callaghan Cup medal in 2000, after lining out in the 0-13 to 0-07 defeat of St Colman's College in the final. [2] Tierney later played with Cork Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [3]

At club level, Tierney first played for Blackrock at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to the senior team. He won consecutive Cork SHC medals in 2001 and 2002, following respective defeats of Imokilly and Newtownshandrum. [4] [5]

Tierney first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal before later lining out in the defeat by Galway in the 2000 All-Ireland MHC final. [6] He later lined out with the under-21 team. [7] Tierney was drafted onto the senior team and won a Munster SHC medal in his first season. He was an unused substitute when Cork beat Kilkenny by 0-17 to 0-09 in the 2004 All-Ireland final. [8] Tierney retired from hurling in 2005, at the age of 23. [9]

Post-playing career

In 2015, Tierney won the Lakeland 100, a 100-mile ultramarathon through trails in the Lake District National Park; [10] he completed the race in 20 hours 42 minutes. [11] He is now a running coach based in Cumbria specialising in natural running techniques. [12]

Tierney has three times finished the 330 km Tor des Géants in the Aosta Valley in less than 100 hours (99:09 in 2017, 94:39 in 2018 and 88:05 in 2021). [13]

On 20 June 2019, Tierney broke the record for running the 214 Wainwright summits, completing in 6 days 6 hours 4 minutes and beating Steve Birkinshaw's previous record. [14] [15]

Honours

St Finbarr's College
Blackrock
Cork

References

  1. Keys, Colm (31 July 2003). "Senior stars Gardiner and Ó hAilpín hold key for Cork". Irish Independent . Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "Farranferris end 12-year drought as O'Connor leads late blitz". Irish Examiner. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. "Tradition and home advantage might be enough to see UCC through". Irish Examiner. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. "Browne in form for Blackrock". Irish Times. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. "Blackrock hold nerve to retain their title". Irish Times. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "Brave battle by minors". Irish Independent. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. "Ó hAilpín cleared to play for Cork". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. "Picking the best Cork hurlers since 1970 who made one championship appearance". Echo Live. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. "Ex Cork hurler's amazing endurance feat". Hogan Stand. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  10. Dollery, Paul (25 July 2015). "All-Ireland winning Cork hurler wins 100-mile ultra marathon in the UK". The 42. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. "Lakeland 100 2015 full results".
  12. "Paul Tierney BTR MASTER COACH - UK".
  13. "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  14. "Runner sets a new record summiting all 214 Wainwrights". ITV News. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  15. Smith, Bob (20 June 2019). "Runner Paul Tierney breaks record for summiting all 214 Wainwright fells". Grough. Retrieved 20 June 2019.