Benny Tierney
Armagh Gaelic footballer
Brendan "Benny" Tierney (Irish: Breandan Ó Tiarnaigh) is a former Gaelic football goalkeeper who played at senior level for the Armagh county team between 1989 and 2002, and also for the Mullaghbawn club.[1]
In the later part of his career, Tierney was known for his colorful goalkeeper shirts.[2]
He is a sports opinion journalist for The Irish News.
Honours
- Inter-county
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1) - 2002[3]
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (3) - 1999, 2000, 2002
- Club
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (1) - 1995
- Armagh Senior Football Championship (1) - 1995
- Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (1) - 1992
Personal life
Tierney is a headmaster of St Peter's primary school in Cloughreagh (close to Newry).[4]
References
- ^ Watters, Andy (2 February 2019). "Benny Tierney: A Roy of the Rovers finish but memories mean most". The Irish News. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Naff jerseys: FIVE TO FORGET". Irishexaminer.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Armagh are champions". BBC. 22 September 2002.
- ^ "Benny Tierney: Kieran McGeeney has Armagh 'going in right direction' - Adjusting to online learning". BBC Sport. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
The Mullaghbawn clubman is a headmaster at St Peter's primary school in Cloughreagh, near Newry, and is still adapting to his present circumstances... 'I always used to joke as a teacher and a principal that school would be a great place without children but I can assure you it's not'.
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Armagh – 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)
- 1 B. Tierney
- 2 E. McNulty
- 3 J. McNulty
- 4 F. Bellew
- 5 A. O'Rourke
- 6 K. McGeeney (c)
- 7 A. McCann
- 8 J. Toal
- 9 P. McGrane
- 10 P. McKeever
- 11 J. McEntee
- 12 O. McConville
- 13 S. McDonnell
- 14 R. Clarke
- 15 D. Marsden
- Subs used
- 20 B. O'Hagan for J. McEntee
- 30 T. McEntee for P. McKeever
- Subs not used
- 16 P. Hearty
- 17 K. Hughes
- 18 C. O'Rourke
- 19 P. Loughran
- 21 J. Donalson
- 22 B. Duffy
- 23 G. Reid
- 24 P. McCormack
- 25 S. Maxwell
- 26 P. Duffy
- 27 C. O'Neill
- 28 K. McElvanna
- 29 S. Smith
- Manager
- J. Kernan
- Assistant Manager
- P. Grimley
- Trainer
- J. McCloskey
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