Richie Quirke

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Richie Quirke
Personal information
Irish name Risteard Ó Coirc
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-Back
Born 1966
Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cahir
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1988-1992
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Richard Quirke (born 1966) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

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Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Quirke 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 side. Enright joined the senior panel during the 1988 championship while he also played with the Tipperary junior hurling team.

At club level Quirke played with Cahir.

He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1992 championship.

Honours

Player

Tipperary

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References

  1. "Profile: Richie Quirke". Tipperary GAA Archive website. Retrieved 2 August 2015.