Noel Sheehy is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 retired sportsperson. He played hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 with his local club Silvermines GAA in Tipperary, and was a member of the Tipperary

Tipperary GAA

The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...

 senior inter-county team from 1986 to 1997. Sheehy won All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....

 winners' medals in 1989 and 1991, and five Munster

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....

 winners' medals in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1993. He also won National Hurling League

National Hurling League

The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...

 title's in 1988 and 1994
Sheehy was the manager of the Tipperary Under 21 team in 2002 where Tipperary lost to Limerick

Limerick GAA

The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...

 in the Munster final.

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
  
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  • Winner (2): 1989, 1991,
  • Runner-up (2): 1988, 1997
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
  
  :
  • Winner (5): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
  • Runner-up (3): 1990, 1996, 1997
• National Hurling League
  National Hurling League
  The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
  
  :
  • Winner (2): 1988, 1994
  • Runner-up (3): 1989, 1992, 1996
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
  The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of hurling played in Ireland...
  
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  • Winner (1): 1985
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  The Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland...
  
  :
  • Winner (1): 1985

External links

• Tipperary Hurling Record