Matthew Tierney (Gaelic footballer)

Matthew Tierney is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Oughterard and the Galway county team.

Matthew Tierney
Club(s)
Years Club
 Oughterard
Club titles
All-Ireland Titles 1 (Intermediate)
Colleges(s)
Years College
 NUI Galway
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Galway
Connacht titles 1

Playing career

Tierney won an All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship with Galway in 2020, scoring four points in the final against Dublin.[1]

He captained NUI Galway to the Sigerson Cup in 2022, meaning he had won an All-Ireland Under-20 FC, an All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship and a Sigerson Cup by the time he was 21.[2]

He made his championship debut in 2021, scoring a goal and three points against Roscommon and getting the RTÉ man of the match award.[3] He was nominated for the Young Footballer of the Year Award.[4] Pádraic Joyce appointed Tierney as vice-captain of Galway in 2022.[5][6]

In the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park, Armagh's Greg McCabe struck Tierney's head with his shoulder. Referee David Coldrick showed McCabe a straight red card, meaning he had to exit the game. The panel on The Sunday Game highlights programme was unanimous in its support for the decision.[7] Tierney "got himself together" for the shootout and scored the penalty that sent Galway through.[8]

Honours
Galway
Oughterard
NUI Galway

References
  1. Keane, Paul (19 December 2020). "Galway edge Dublin to claim U20 All-Ireland title". RTÉ.
  2. Brosnan, Maurice (20 February 2022). "'I am so happy for them. Finally, one of the Tierneys has it!'". The42.ie.
  3. Browne, P. J. (4 July 2021). "'Outstanding' — Galway Kid Has Dream Championship Debut". Balls.ie.
  4. Roche, Frank (20 July 2022). "Shoot-out hero Matthew Tierney prepares to 'step up' once again against Kerry". Irish Independent.
  5. O'Brien, Kevin (10 January 2022). "Moycullen defender appointed Galway football captain". The42.ie.
  6. Keys, Colm (10 January 2022). "Sean Kelly takes the Galway captain's armband for 2022". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. Browne, P. J. (27 June 2022). "Sunday Game Pundits Unanimous On Armagh Red Card Vs Galway". Balls.ie.
  8. "Extraordinary scenes as Galway beat Armagh 4-1 on penalties". hoganstand.com. 26 June 2022.
  9. "Galway's Oughterard beat 13-man Magheracloone to seal All-Ireland intermediate honours". The42.ie. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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