Damien Byrne (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Damien Byrne
Irish:Damien Ó Broin
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Fethard
Clcounty:5
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Right corner-back
Icyears:1999 - 2005
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:13:54, 3 August 2015
Birth Date:16 June 1976
Birth Place:Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland

Damien Byrne (born 16 June 1978) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Fethard, County Tipperary, Byrne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1998 championship. Byrne later became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

At club level Byrne is a two-time championship medallist with Fethard GAA.

He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2005 championship.

Honours

Player

Fethard

Tipperary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tipperary's Damien Byrne. Hogan Stand. 1 November 2002. 3 August 2015.