Conor Sweeney (born 29 March 1990) is a Gaelic football player who previously played at inter-county level for Tipperary, and plays his club football for Ballyporeen in South Tipperary. He also plays club hurling for Skeheenarinky.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | 29 March 1990 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007– | Ballyporeen | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010–2024 | Tipperary | 33 (14-107) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 30 April 2022. | |||
Career
editSweeney played minor football for Tipperary in 2007 and 2008, and under-21 football from 2009 to 2011, winning the Munster Under-21 Football Championship in 2010. He made his senior debut for Tipperary in 2010 in the McGrath Cup against UL and his league debut in 2010 against Laois. He made his championship debut in 2010 also against Laois. On 31 July 2016, Sweeney scored 2-2 as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[1][2] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.[3][4][5][6] Sweeney ended the 2016 Championship with a scoring total of 3-9.[7]
In October 2017, Sweeney was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 International Rules Series against Australia in November.[8]
In November 2020, Sweeney scored 1-04 (1-02 from play) as Tipperary won against Clare in the Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-final.[9] In the semi-final against Limerick, Sweeney was top scorer for Tipperary with his tally of 0-07 (0-05 from frees) helping his team to a 1-15 to 2-11 win after extra time.[10] In the 2020 Munster Final Sweeney, who produced a man of the match display scoring 0-07 (0-05 from play), inspired Tipperary to a 0-17 to 0-14 victory over Cork.[11] Sweeney captained the Tipperary team which ended the Premier county's 85 year wait for a Munster Senior Football Championship title[12][13]
In the 2020 All-Ireland semi-final on 6 December, Tipperary again faced Mayo. In foggy conditions and losing by 16 points at half-time they eventually lost the game by 5-20 to 3-13. [14][15][16][17]
In January 2021, Sweeney was again nominated for an All-Star award after previously being nominated in 2016.[18][19]
On 19 February 2021, he was named at full-forward on the All-Star team for 2020, becoming the third ever Tipperary footballer to win an All-Star award. [20][21][22]
In January 2023, Sweeney suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in the opening round of the 2023 National Football League against Down and missed the rest of the season before returning in 2024.[23]
In October 2024, Sweeney announced his retirement from inter-county football after 15 years.[24][25][26]
Career Statistics
editAs of match played 30 April 2022
| Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |
| 2010 | Division 2 | 4 | 0-12 | - | 2 | 0-03 | 6 | 0-15 | |
| 2011 | Division 3 | 5 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-2 | - | 6 | 0-11 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0-00 | - | 1 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | ||
| 2013 | Division 4 | 7 | 1-08 | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-05 | 9 | 1-16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 6-49 | 2 | 1-05 | 3 | 3-14 | 13 | 10-68 | |
| 2015 | Division 3 | 7 | 2-29 | 2 | 0-05 | 2 | 1-02 | 11 | 3-36 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1-20 | 2 | 1-00 | 3 | 2-10 | 12 | 4-30 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 4-38 | 1 | 1-05 | 2 | 1-08 | 11 | 6-51 | |
| 2018 | Division 2 | 6 | 3-31 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-02 | 8 | 3-33 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2-30 | 1 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-04 | 9 | 2-38 | |
| 2020 | Division 3 | 7 | 1-23 | 3 | 1-18 | 1 | 1-09 | 11 | 3-50 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2-13 | 1 | 1-04 | - | 5 | 3-17 | ||
| 2022 | Division 4 | 8 | 4-32 | 1 | 1-04 | 9 | 5-36 | ||
| Total | 83 | 26-294 | 16 | 6-50 | 17 | 8-57 | 116 | 40-401 | |
Honours
edit- Ballyporeen
- Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2013
- South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2013
- Skeheenarinky
- Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 2014, 2021
- Tipperary
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2010
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2017
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020 (c)
- Individual
- All Star Award (1): 2020
References
edit- ^ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Conor Sweeney believes semi-final run will draw back Tipperary defectors". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Ireland international rules squad named and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea unveiled as captain". Irish Independent. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Hogan, Liam (6 November 2020). "Tipp still on course following controlled performance". The Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (7 November 2020). "Tipp progress to Munster Football Final". The Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (22 November 2020). "A Bloody Great Sunday for Tipperary Football". The Nenagh Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". THE42. 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Conor Sweeney: 'It's fantastic to get over the line"". GAA.ie. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13 (FT)". Irish Times. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "MAYO 5-20 TIPPERARY 3-13". GAA.ie. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "All-Ireland semi-final recap: Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13". RTE Sport. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13: as it happened". The 42. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 PwC All-Stars Football nominations announced". GAA.ie. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13". Irish Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "9 awards for Dublin as 2020 All-Star football team is named". The 42. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Cavan trio recognised as Dublin dominate All-Stars". RTE Sport. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "All-Stars 2020: Dublin claim joint-record nine awards". Irish Examiner. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Conor Sweeney to miss Tipperary's football season after rupturing cruciate ligament". RTE Sport. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Tipperary star Conor Sweeney announces retirement". RTE Sport. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Tipperary legend Conor Sweeney retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "'I'll never forget the day we won Munster' – Conor Sweeney happy to move on after Tipperary retirement". Irish Independent. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
External links
edit- Tipperary GAA Profile Archived 8 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine