George Hannigan
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Tipperary
- National Football League Division 3 (2): 2009, 2017
- National Football League Division 4 (1): 2014
References[edit]
- ^ "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.