GALWAY FOOTBALL GREAT Noel Tierney has died at the age of 82.
Tierney won three senior All-Irelands in-a-row from 1964 to 1966, and was crowned Texaco/Caltex Footballer of the Year in ’64, aged 22.
The Milltown full-back also won a minor All-Ireland medal (1960), a National League title (1965), five Connacht championships, and two Railway Cups with Connacht. He captained his province to glory in 1969.
Tierney helped Milltown to their first-ever county championship win in 1971.
Just last week, he was honoured at a tribute event. 2024 Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy was among those present:
Tributes are being paid this morning to legendary Galway fullback & 3-in-a-row winner Noel Tierney, who has died at the age of 82.
— Galway Bay FM Sport (@gbfmsports) November 11, 2024
The Milltown native was honoured last week for the 60th Anniversary of his 1964 Footballer of the Year win (pictured with 2024 winner Paul Conroy) pic.twitter.com/s6Xd2HNWZu
urgh playing soccer on astro is bad but rugby just sounds painful
There is an one in UCD- it’s not too bad to play on. It’s not the same as a soccer pitch.
I have played on the ucd one and the one in clontarf they are ok, no real problems, scrummaging was ok too
the back pitch at Lansdowne (Aviva) is artificial too is it not?
Just worth mentioning that Eoin Sheriff (pictured) is a product of the Leinster Academy.
For all the chat re the surface, 15k sounds a bit small for a hc qf…
Saracens don’t want their own supporters to be outdone by the Ulster fans. If they use Wembley or Twickers, then a higher percentage of the tickets will end up in Ulster hands. 15k is the minimum capacity for a H Cup QF
Harlequins did exact the same !