Tiernan Killeen
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| Native name | Tiarnán Ó Cillín (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
- Conancht PPS Senior A Hurling Championship: 2020
- All-Ireland PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2019
- Conancht PPS Senior B Hurling Championship: 2019
- Loughrea
- Galway
References
- ^ "St. Raphael's become first Galway school to win Paddy Buggy Cup". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Connacht Final 2020". St Raphael's GAA website. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Hurling Team of the Year named". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Loughrea finally scratch the itch with victory over Cappataggle in Galway final". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "HURLING: Galway under 20 Team versus Dublin Announced". Galway Bay FM. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Freescoring Galway claim big win over Westmeath in Leinster Hurling Championship". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.