Dinny O'Meara
Denis O'Meara (born 1952[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1952 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Beaker | ||
| Occupation | Heating contractor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979-1986 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
O'Meara first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club.[2] He captained the club's under-21 team to their inaugural Tipperary U21AHC title in 1973 and later won a Tipperary SFC title in 1975.[3] After winning three successive Tipperary SHC titles from 1977 to 1979, O'Meara secured a fourth winners' medal in 1985. He was at full-back on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986.[4][5]
At inter-county level, O'Meara was a member of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in his final year of eligibility in 1973. He first played with the senior team during their successful 1978-79 National League campaign. O'Meara was also included on Tipperary's championship panels in 1979 and 1986.[6] Sheppard was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary beat Cork in the 1987 Munster final replay.
Honours
- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1975
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1973 (c)
- Tipperary
References
- "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.