| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Pierce Higgins | |
| Irish: | Piaras Ó hUiginn |
| Occupation: | Cabinet maker |
| County: | Mayo |
| Province: | Connacht |
| Club: | Tooreen Ballyhaunis |
| Clyears: | 1994–1996 1997–2016 |
| Clcounty: | 14 |
| Counties: | Mayo |
| Icposition: | Full-forward |
| Icyears: | 1997–2010 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 3 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 20 January 2023 (aged 45) |
| Death Place: | Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland |
Pierce Higgins (1977 – 20 January 2023) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ballyhaunis and was also a member of the Mayo senior hurling team.
Higgins first played hurling with the Tooreen club and won consecutive Mayo SHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He was later a founder-member of the Ballyhaunis club in 1997 and spent 20 seasons with the club's senior team.[1] Higgins won a further 12 Mayo SHC titles between 2002 and 2016. He was joint-manager of the Ballyhaunis team that won the Mayo SHC title in 2020.[2]
At inter-county level, Higgins first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won All-Ireland MCHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He later had a 14-year association with the senior team and was part of the panel that won the All-Ireland JHC title in 2003.[3] Higgins also won several National League medals in Division 3 and Division 4.[4]
His brother, Keith Higgins, is a six-time All-Ireland SFC runner-up with the Mayo senior football team.[5] Higgins was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2017.[6]
Higgins died on 20 January 2023, at the age of 45.[7]
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