Michael Tierney (Gaelic football)

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name =Michael John Tierney
irish =Micheál Seán Ó Tiarnaigh
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countryofbirth=Ireland
dob=14/11/1986
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nickname=MJ
height=5 11'
sport=Gaelic football
code=Football
county=Laois
province=Leinster
clposition=Centre Half Forward
club=Ballyroan Abbey GAA
clyears=? -?
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clubs=Ballyroan Abbey GAA
counties=Laois
icposition=Right Corner Forward
icyears= ?- ?
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Michael John (MJ) Tierney is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.

He usually plays in attack for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997.

In the same year he played at full forward for his school team St. Marys C.B.S Portlaoise who won the South Leinster and Leinster schools titles and went on to be defeated in the All Ireland Final by St Louis Kilkeel County Down.

He was crowned junior footballer of the year and Sportsman of the year in his time at C.B.S Portlaoise.

In 2004, he was part of the minor team which won the Leinster Minor Football Championship.

In 2006 and 2007, Michael was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship.

At club level, Michael usually lines out as a forward with Ballyroan Abbey and in 2006 he was named as Laois Senior Footballer of the Year after inspiring the Ballyroan/Abbeyleix combination, Ballyroan Gaels to the Laois Senior Football Championship title.

In September 2008 Michael announced his retirement from intercounty football and moved to Hong Kong.

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