George Hannigan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 16 September 1987 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2004– | Shannon Rovers | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006–2018 | Tipperary | 36 (0-13) | |
George Hannigan (born 16 September 1987) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays at inter-county level for Tipperary, and plays his club football for Shannon Rovers.
Career
Hannigan made his championship debut for Tipperary in 2006 against Kerry On 31 July 2016, he started in midfield as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[1][2] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.[3][4][5][6]
On 24 October 2018, Hannigan announced his retirement from inter-county football.[7]
Honours
- Tipperary
- National Football League Division 3 (2): 2009, 2017
- National Football League Division 4 (1): 2014
References
- ^ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Long-serving Tipperary midfielder brings 13-year senior county football career to an end". The 42. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.