Thomas Costello (hurler)

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Thomas Costello

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Mac Coisteala
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Born	(1978-09-23) 23 September 1978 (age 46) Cappawhite, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Water caretaker
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Cappawhite
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2001-2004	Tipperary	17 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NHL	1
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:47, 1 April 2015.

Thomas Costello (born 23 September 1978 ^[1] ) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level, he played with Cappawhite and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Playing career

At club level, Costello first played with Cappawhite at juvenile and underage levels. He won several divisional minor and under-21 titles, as well as the Tipperary U21HC title as team captain in 1999. By that stage, Costello had progressed to adult level with Cappawhite and won three West Tipperary SHC titles between 2000 and 2005. ^{[2] [3]}

Costello first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary at minor level. He won a Munster MHC medal, as well as being corner-back on the team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1996. ^[4] His subsequent three seasons with the under-21 team ended with a Munster U21HC medal in 1999. ^[5]

Costello made his senior team debut during the National Hurling League in 2001. He ended that competition with a winners' medal after Tipperary claimed the title after a 1–19 to 0–17 defeat of Clare in the final. ^[6] Tipperary made a clean sweep of all the major hurling competitions that season, with Costello later winning a Munster SHC before Tipperary beat Galway in the 2001 All-Ireland final. ^[7]

At inter-provincial level, Costello also earned selection to the Munster team and also won a Railway Cup medal in 2001 after a six-point defeat of Connacht. ^[8] He left the inter-county scene in 2004.

Coaching career

Costello became a selector as part of Brendan Cummins's Tipperary under-21 hurling management team in October 2022. ^[9] During his tenure, the team won the Munster U20HC title before losing the 2024 All-Ireland under-20 final to Offaly. ^[10]

Honours

Player

Cappawhite

• West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2000, 2001, 2005
• Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1999

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2001
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2001
• National Hurling League (1): 2001
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1999
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1996
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1996

Munster

• Railway Cup (1): 2001

Management

Tipperary

• Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2024

References

1. "The players who carry Tipp's All-Ireland hopes". The Nenagh Guardian. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "2000 West Tipperary Senior Hurling Final". Tipperary Studies. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
3. "2005 West Tipperary Senior Hurling Final". Tipperary Studies. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
4. "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
5. "Under-21 Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
6. "Tipp triumph as Cummins keeps Clare attack at bay". Irish Independent. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
7. "Hurling: Tipp shade it in pulsating final". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
8. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
9. "Former All Ireland winner to join Brendan Cummins with Tipp U20's as a selector". Tipperary Live. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
10. "Screeney and Bourke lead Offaly to famous All-Ireland U20 title". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.