Brendan "Benny" Tierney (Irish: Breandan Ó Tiarnaigh) is a former Gaelic football goalkeeper who played at senior level for the Armagh county team between 1989 and 2002, and also for the Mullaghbawn club.
In the later part of his career, Tierney was known for his colorful goalkeeper shirts.
He is a sports opinion journalist for The Irish News.
Honours
- Inter-county
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1) - 2002
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (3) - 1999, 2000, 2002
- Club
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (1) - 1995
- Armagh Senior Football Championship (1) - 1995
- Armagh Intermediate Football Championship (1) - 1992
Personal life
Tierney is a headmaster of St Peter's primary school in Cloughreagh (close to Newry).
References
- Watters, Andy (2 February 2019). "Benny Tierney: A Roy of the Rovers finish but memories mean most". The Irish News. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Naff jerseys: FIVE TO FORGET". Irishexaminer.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Armagh are champions". BBC. 22 September 2002.
- "Benny Tierney: Kieran McGeeney has Armagh 'going in right direction' - Adjusting to online learning". BBC Sport. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
The Mullaghbawn clubman is a headmaster at St Peter's primary school in Cloughreagh, near Newry, and is still adapting to his present circumstances... 'I always used to joke as a teacher and a principal that school would be a great place without children but I can assure you it's not'.
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