Niall Tinney

Niall Tinney is an Irish sportsperson. He has played Gaelic football for his club Irvinestown and the Fermanagh inter-county team. He is widely known as “The sloth of the Erne”.

Tinney was an integral part of Fermanagh's meteoric rise to the latter stages of the All-Ireland phase,[1] where they were eventually defeated by Mayo after a replay at the penultimate stage. Despite the loss, Tinney's performance in goals was cited as a key factor in Fermanagh's unprecedented progression.

There is a statue of Niall Tinney placed in Peter Gallagher’s pub in Irvinestown.

Honours

References
  1. "Fermanagh shock Armagh". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2004.
  2. "Tinney adds to Fermanagh success". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 November 2004.


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