Brian Heffernan

Irish hurler

Brian Heffernan
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-back
Born	1960 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Nenagh Éire Óg
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1984-1985	Tipperary	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:45, 27 August 2021.

Brian Heffernan (born 1960) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Nenagh Éire Óg and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a wing-back.

Career

Heffernan first played juvenile and underage hurling with the Nenagh Éire Óg club before joining the club's top adult team.^[1] His performances for the club brought him to the attention of the Tipperary minor team selectors, and he had two seasons in that grade. Heffernan progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and won three consecutive All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles from 1979 to 1981. He lined out with the Tipperary senior hurling team for two seasons but made his only championship appearance when he came on as a substitute for Pat Fitzelle in the 1984 Munster final defeat by Cork.^[2] His brother, John Heffernan, and his nephews, Mikey and Barry Heffernan, are All-Ireland Championship-winners with Tipperary.^[3]

Honours

Tipperary

References

^ "About us". Nenagh Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ Sweeney, Éamonn (27 June 2004). "Motivated by memories of failure". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Family connections on Minor panel". Tipperary Live. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links

Brian Heffernan profile on Tipp GAA Archives website

Brian Heffernan navigation boxes
v t e Tipperary - 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (3rd title)
1 V. Mullins 2 P. Loughnane 3 J. Ryan 4 E. Hogan 5 T. Slattery 6 J. O'Dwyer 7 G. Stapleton 8 G. O'Connor 9 P. Fox 10 M. Murphy 11 E. O'Shea 12 T. Grogan 13 B. Mannion 14 M. Doyle (c) 15 P. Looby Sub used P. Ryan for T. Grogan Subs not used J. Ryan J. Stone P. Power C. Bonnar T. Mullins J. Sheedy B. Heffernan D. O'Connell R. Coffey T. Floyd M. McGrath M. Stapleton Selectors M. Ryan L. Heffernan D. Morrissey W. Carroll M. Minogue

Brian Heffernan navigation boxes

Tipperary - 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 V. Mullins
2 P. Loughnane
3 J. Ryan
4 E. Hogan
5 T. Slattery
6 J. O'Dwyer
7 G. Stapleton
8 G. O'Connor
9 P. Fox
10 M. Murphy
11 E. O'Shea
12 T. Grogan
13 B. Mannion
14 M. Doyle (c)
15 P. Looby

Sub used: P. Ryan for T. Grogan

Subs not used: J. Ryan; J. Stone; P. Power; C. Bonnar; T. Mullins; J. Sheedy; B. Heffernan; D. O'Connell; R. Coffey; T. Floyd; M. McGrath; M. Stapleton

Selectors: M. Ryan; L. Heffernan; D. Morrissey; W. Carroll; M. Minogue

v t e Tipperary - 1980 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (4th title)
1 V. Mullins 2 M. Ryan 3 C. Bonnar 4 P. Fox 5 B. Heffernan 6 J. O'Dwyer 7 P. McGrath 8 M. Kennedy 9 P. Kennedy (c) 10 M. Murphy 11 B. Ryan 12 A. Buckley 13 J. Kennedy 14 D. O'Connell 15 P. Power Subs used A. Kinsella for M. Kennedy
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

v t e Tipperary - 1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (5th title)
1 J. Farrell 2 M. Ryan 3 P. Brennan 4 P. Fox 5 I. Conroy 6 J. McIntyre 7 P. McGrath 8 A. Kinsella 9 P. Kennedy (c) 10 N. English 11 B. Ryan 12 M. McGrath 13 G. O'Neill 14 D. O'Connell 15 A. Buckley Subs not used J. O'Sullivan N. Byrne P. Maher S. Moran D. Hayes J. Butler B. Heffernan J. Maher Manager M. Minogue Selectors B. Carroll P. Lowry D. Morrissey P. O'Meara
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.