Michael Heffernan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 30 December 1989 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2005- | Nenagh Éire Óg | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010-present | Tipperary | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 (1 as sub) | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Career
editHeffernan won two All-Ireland Minor Hurling medals in 2006 and 2007. He made his National Hurling League debut as a substitute against Limerick in 2010, scoring a point from play. He went on to make his Championship debut on 3 July 2010 against Wexford in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers.[1]
On 28 July 2010, Heffernan played at corner forward, scoring 1-3 for Tipperary as they defeated Clare in the 2010 Munster Under-21 Hurling final at Semple Stadium, winning by 1–22 to 1–17.[2]
On 5 September 2010, Heffernan was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won their 26th All Ireland title, beating reigning champions Killkenny by 4–17 to 1–18 in the final, preventing Kilkenny from achieving an historic 5-in-a-row, it was Heffernan's first All-Ireland winners medal.[3] Six day's later on 11 September 2010, Tipperary clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium, with Heffernan starting at corner forward scoring two points.[4]
In 2012, Heffernan was part of the Tipperary team that won the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.[5][6][7] He started the All-Ireland final at full forward and scored one goal and four points in the 3–13 to 1–17 victory against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.[8] Heffernan created a piece of history by adding the All-Ireland Intermediate medal (2012) to the Minor (2006, 2007), Under-21 (2010) and Senior (2010) titles that he had already won.[9]
Honours
editTipperary
edit- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2010
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2010
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2010
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship:
- Winner (2): 2006, 2007
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2007
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2012
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship:
- Winner (1): 2012
References
edit- ^ "Tipperary hurlers too strong for Wexford". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Tipperary settle after early Clare blitz and finish strongly". Irish Times. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Rampant Tipp deny Cats immortality". Irish Independent. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Five-star Tipp cruise to title". Irish Independent. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ "TIPPERARY 3-13 KILKENNY 1-17". Munster GAA. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "TIPPERARY 1-18 CLARE 0-17". Munster GAA. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Munster IHC: another title for Tipp". Hogan Stand. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "All-Ireland IHC final: Tipp supporters have something to smile about". Hogan Stand. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Ryan hopes Tipp triumph can serve as platform". Irish Independent. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.