Jimmy Feehan

Jimmy Feehan

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Fiacháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner-back
Born	1995 Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Killenaule
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Dublin
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2015-	Tipperary	2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 185144, 1 August 2015.

James Feehan (born 16 August 1995) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a left corner-back for the Tipperary senior team.^[1]

Born in Killenaule, County Tipperary, Feehan first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Rockwell College. 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 made his senior debut during the 2015 championship. Feehan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.^{[citation needed]}

At club level Feehan plays with Killenaule.^{[citation needed]}

On 31 July 2016, he started in the half-back line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.^[2][3] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.^[4][5][6][7]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.^[8][9]

Honours

Player

Tipperary

• Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015
• Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2012
• Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020

References

1. "Profile: James Feehan". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
3. "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
4. "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
5. "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
6. "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
7. "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
8. "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
9. "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.