Tony Lanigan (hurler)

Tony Lanigan (born 1968[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Holycross–Ballycahill and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Tony Lanigan
Personal information
Irish name Antaine Ó Lonagáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1968
Holycross,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Holycross–Ballycahill
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1990-1991
 Tipperary 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Career

Lanigan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Holycross–Ballycahill club. He won a divisional title in the minor grade in 1984, the same year he won a special county title as a schoolboy with Thurles Vocational School. Lanigan eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1990 after beating Cashel King Cormacs in the final.[2] He also won four Mid Tipperary SHC titles between 1985 and 1999.

At inter-county level, had a two-year tenure with the Tipperary minor hurling team, however, Cork was the dominant team in the championship at the time.[3] He immediately progressed onto the under-21 team and was at left corner-forward when the team that beat Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] Lanigan's performances in the under-21 grade earned a call-up to the senior team's extended training panel during their 1989 All-Ireland SHC-winning campaign.

Honours
Holycross–Ballycahill
Tipperary

References
  1. "Holycross-Ballycahill pen-pictures" (PDF). Tipperary Studies. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "Gloves are off in Ballycahill!". Irish Independent. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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