Benny Hahessy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Beircheart Ó hAitheasa | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1972 Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Carrick Swans | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1997-2005 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Benny Hahessy (born 1972) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
Born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Hahessy first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1997 championship. Hahessy subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
At club level Hahessy played with Carricks Swans.
Hahessy retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2005 championship.
Honours
Player
- Tipperary
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
- McGrath Cup (1): 2003
References
- ^ "Profile: Benny Hahessy". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.