Tommy Dunne

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**Tommy Dunne**
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Full name	Thomas Dunne
Date of Birth	21 May 1974
Place of birth	Toomevara, County Tipperary
Height	6'
Nickname(s)	Tommy
Club information
Club	Toomevara
Position	Midfield
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)

Inter County
County	Tipperary
Position	Midfield
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Tipperary	1994-2005
Inter County Titles
Munster Titles	1
All-Ireland	1
All-Stars	3
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Tommy Dunne (born 21 May 1974) is an Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with Tipperary from 1994 until 2005. He still plays with his local Toomevara club.

1 Club career
2 Playing career
- 2.1 Club
- 2.2 Inter-county
3 Teams

[edit] Club career

Tommy Dunne was born in the parish of Toomevara, County Tipperary in 1974. He showed great skill as a hurler in his youth and quickly started playing with his local club in Toomevara, before he was spotted by the Tipperary inter-county selectors.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Over the last fifteen years Dunne has had great success with the Toomevara club, beginning in 1992 when he won his first Tipperary SHC. In 1993 he captured his second county title before winning his first Munster club title. Although losing the All-Ireland club final at the beginning of 1994, Toomevara bounced back to win another Tipperary SHC title at the end of the year. More success followed for Dunne, winning four county titles in-a-row between 1998 and 2001. He won further back-to-back county titles in 2003 and 2004, as well as winning a second Munster club title. In 2006 Dunne won his tenth Tipperary SHC title, this time as captain of the side. He subsequently captured his third Munster title, however, his side lost in the All-Ireland club semi-final with Dunne being controversially sent off.

[edit] Inter-county

By the mid-1990s Dunne had made his debut with the Tipperary minor hurling team. He lost out to Kilkenny in the 1991 All-Ireland final, however, four years later in 1995 he had his first major success with the under-21 side when he won his first All-Ireland medal. His masterful performance in that game earned him the RTÉ Man of the Match award. By this stage Dunne had stepped up to senior level, making his championship debut against Clare in 1994. At the time Tipperary hurling was in the doldrums. He played in several Munster finals without success, however, he did win several Railway Cup medals with Munster. In 2001 Dunne was captain of Tipperary's senior hurlers for a third year in-a-row. That year the team were inspired following the appointment of former hurler Nicky English as manager. Dunne led his team to a National Hurling League title before later winning a Munster title. The year was rounded off when Dunne won his first All-Ireland medal following a victory over Galway. The subsequent few years proved frustrating for Dunne as Tipp failed to win any further Munster of All-Ireland titles. In spite of this Dunne claimed three All-Star awards, as well as being named Hurler of the Year in 2001.

Preceded by Declan Ryan	Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 1999-2002	Succeeded by Brian O'Meara
Preceded by Willie O'Connor (Kilkenny)	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 2001	Succeeded by Andy Comerford (Kilkenny)
Preceded by D.J. Carey (Kilkenny)	Vodafone Hurler of the Year 2001	Succeeded by Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
	Texaco Hurler of the Year 2001
	Gaelic Players' Association Hurler of the Year 2001
Preceded by Brian O'Meara	Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 2004	Succeeded by Benny Dunne

[edit] Teams

	Tipperary - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 2001 (25th title)
1 B. Cummins \| 2 T. Costello \| 3 P. Maher \| 4 P. Ormonde \| 5 É. Corcoran \| 6 D. Kennedy \| 7 P. Kelly \| 8 E. Enright \| 9 T. Dunne \| 10 M. O'Leary \| 11 J. Carroll \| 12 E. Kelly \| 13 E. O'Neill \| 14 D. Ryan \| 15 L. Corbett \| Manager: N. English \|