Tiernan Killeen

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Tiernan Killeen
Personal information
Irish name Tiarnán Ó Cillín
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 22)
Loughrea,
County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2002-present
Loughrea
Club titles
Galway titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2021-present
University of Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2022-present
Galway
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Tiernan Killeen (born 25 March 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Loughrea and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

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Career

Killeen played hurling as a student at St Raphael's College in Loughrea. He played in every grade of hurling during his time there, and won an All-Ireland PPS SBHC medal in 2019 after a 1-18 to 1-14 win over Castlecomer Community School. [1] Killeen added a Conancht PPS SAHC medal to his collection in 2020. [2] He later played with University of Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup and was named on the Team of the Year in 2023. [3]

At club level, Killeen began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Loughrea. He progressed to adult level and won a Galway SHC medal in 2024 after a 1-15 to 0-16 win over Cappataggle. [4]

Killeen first appeared on the inter-county scene for Galway as a member of the minor team that won consecutive All-Ireland MHC titles in 2019 and 2020. [5] [6] He later played with the under-20 team. [7] Killeen made his senior team debut in 2022. [8]

Honours

St Raphael's College
Loughrea
Galway

References

  1. "St. Raphael's become first Galway school to win Paddy Buggy Cup". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. "Connacht Final 2020". St Raphael's GAA website. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. "The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year named". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. "Loughrea finally scratch the itch with victory over Cappataggle in Galway final". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. "HURLING: Galway under 20 Team versus Dublin Announced". Galway Bay FM. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. "Freescoring Galway claim big win over Westmeath in Leinster Hurling Championship". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.