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

All Stars Young Footballer of the Year (2004)^[2]

References

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

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[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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