TIPPERARY SENIOR FOOTBALL boss Liam Kearns has drafted in two players who were part of the county’s hurling squad this summer to the 40-man panel he has unveiled for the 2019 league campaign.
Paudie Feehan, an All-Ireland U21 hurling winner in August, and Paul Maher were both part of panels for the Tipperary senior hurling side during their 2018 Munster championship run.
The pair were not named in Liam Sheedy’s 40-man Tipperary hurling squad that was announced earlier this month and will instead be involved with the footballers.
Maher was part of the Tipperary side that contested the 2015 All-Ireland U21 football final against Tyrone while Feehan, who joins his older brother Jimmy in the squad, featured for Tipperary at that level in 2017.
There is plenty experience in the squad with the core returning for next season. George Hannigan, who announced his retirement last month, is the only player not involved that featured in their 2018 championship exit to Mayo in June.
Kearns has drafted in several new faces to the squad with Gavin Whelan, Darragh O’Leary, Ben Hyland, Daire Brennan, Conal Kennedy, Dan O’Meara and Jack Delahunty all involved in the Tipperary U20 squad this year.
There are six players included from this year’s Tipperary senior club champions Moyle Rovers.
Attacker Conor Sweeney captains the side with defender Alan Campbell the vice-captain. Tipperary are due to commence their league campaign on Sunday 27 January away to Meath.
Tipperary 2019 Football League Squad
- Conor Sweeney (Captain) (Ballyporeen)
- Alan Campbell (Vice-Captain) (Moyle Rovers)
- Evan Comerford (Kilsheelan-Kilcash)
- Ciarán Kenrick (Moyle Rovers)
- Michael O’Reilly (Clonmel Commercials)
- Paddy Codd (Killenaule)
- Shane O’Connell (Golden-Kilfeacle)
- Bill Maher (Kilsheelan-Kilcash)
- Robbie Kiely (Carbery Rangers)
- Jimmy Feehan (Killenaule)
- Dave McGrath (Moyle Rovers)
- John Meagher (Loughmore-Castleiney)
- Gavin Whelan (Ardfinnan)
- Paudie Feehan (Killenaule)
- Colm O’Shaughnessy (Ardfinnan)
- Emmet Moloney (Drom & Inch)
- Kevin Fahey (Clonmel Commercials)
- Josh Keane (Golden-Kilfeacle)
- Liam Casey (Cahir)
- Steven O’Brien (Ballina)
- Jack Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials)
- Brian Fox (Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill)
- Conal Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials)
- Cian O’ Connell (Golden-Kilfeacle)
- Ben Hyland (Fr. Sheehy’s)
- Paul Maher (Kilsheelan-Kilcash)
- Paul Shanahan (Upperchurch-Drombane)
- Jack Delahunty (Newport)
- Daire Brennan (Kilsheelan-Kilcash)
- Jason Lonergan (Clonmel Commercials)
- Michael Quinlivan (Clonmel Commercials)
- Philip Austin (Borrisokane)
- Kevin O’Halloran (Portroe)
- Dan O’Meara (Kiladangan)
- Liam Boland (Moyle Rovers)
- Luke Boland (Moyle Rovers)
- Darragh O’Leary (Ardfinnan)
- Shane Foley (Moyle Rovers)
- Liam McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
- Tommy Lowry (Arravale Rovers)
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A legend. RIP.
He has reached the chequered flag for one last time.
Arguably the greatest driver never to win a championship. RIP
@Sean Leisk: No one could argue, four times a runner up and three third place finishes racing agains the like of Fangio, Hawthorn and Brabham among others. Legend, RIP and enjoy the company of Senna et al up in the great racetrack in the sky.
Quute mad he never won a championship. Never knew that. RIP
God bless his soul rip.
Came across as a lovely man.
Another Great Legend leaves us r.i.p Stirling Moss
His wins at Monaco and the Nurburgring in 1961 summed up his ability as a driver and his win at the 1955 Mille Miglia
RIP and a true gentleman, he could have won one of the championships, he was runner up to Mike hawthorn by getting a decision overruled to favour hawthorn in 1958