| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tiarnán Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clann Éireann GAC | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Armagh titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2021- | Armagh | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Tiernan Kelly is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Armagh county football team.
Kelly won the Hogan Cup with St Ronan's, Lurgan, [1] as well as representing Armagh at junior level before making his senior debut against Antrim in the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship, scoring a goal in that appearance. [2] [3]
Kelly played in all of Armagh's league games in 2022, but was absent for much of the championship campaign owing to injury problems. [4] He returned for the All-Ireland quarter final against Galway, but in a fracas at the end of normal time, Kelly was judged to have gouged the eyes of Galway's Damien Comer, and received a 24-week ban. [5]
Kelly was part of the Armagh team which won the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, scoring one point in the final. [6]
He plays club football for Clann Éireann, Lurgan, and was a member of their Armagh Senior Football Championship winning sides in 2021 and 2024. [7]
A flowing move broke down close to goal but sharp reflexes from Tiernan Kelly enabled the Clann Éireann man to bundle the ball over the line from close range.
A Hogan Cup winner with St Ronan's, Lurgan in 2018, Kelly represented Armagh at all age levels before breaking into Kieran McGeeney's senior side, where he hit the net against Antrim on his Ulster Championship debut in 2021.
Tiernan Kelly slams a fourth goal home at the death.
Kelly missed Armagh's run to the All-Ireland quarter-final in 2022 with a blood-clot issue, having played all their league games
Tiernan Kelly has been handed a 24-week suspension for his part in the brawl between Armagh and Galway in their All-Ireland quarter-final.