Toomevara GAA
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Toomevara GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club located in the parish of Toomevara
in County Tipperary
, Ireland
. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling
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Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club located in the parish of Toomevara
Toomevara
Toomevara, officially Toomyvara , is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. The village is at the junction on the R445 where it meets the R499 regional road. The village was bypassed in December 2010 by the M7 Dublin - Limerick motorway. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of...
in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The club is almost exclusively concerned with 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...
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Honours
- Munster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipMunster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
s: 3- 1993, 2004, 2006
- Tipperary Senior Hurling ChampionshipTipperary Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...
s: 21- 1890, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1960, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
Notable players
- Tommy DunneTommy DunneTomás Dunne is an Irish hurling coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Tipperary senior hurling team....
- John HaughJohn Haugh (hurler)John Haugh was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with local club Toomevara and also with Holycross. He was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county hurling team from 1951 to1961.-Early life:...
- Phil ShanahanPhil ShanahanPhil Shanahan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Toomevara and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s.Pilib Ó Seanacháin...
- Matt HassettMatt HassettMatt Hassett is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Toomevara and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1960 until 1962. Hassett captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in 1961.-Biography:Matt Hassett was born in Toomevara, County...
- Benny DunneBenny DunneBenny Dunne is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Toomevara and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.-Club:...