Éamonn Buckley

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Éamonn Buckley
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Irish Name Éamon Ó Buachalla
Full name Éamonn Buckley
Date of birth March 9, 1982 (1982-03-09) (age 26)
Place of birth Drom , County Tipperary
Club information
Club Drom-Inch
Position Corner-back
Inter-County
County Tipperary
Position Corner-back
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Tipperary 2007- 8 (0-0)
Senior Inter-County Titles
Munster Titles 0
All-Ireland 0
NHL 1

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .

Éamonn Buckley (born 9 March 1982 in Drom, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Buckley plays his club hurling with his local Drom-Inch club and has enjoyed some success. He won a mid-Tipperary senior hurling title in 2006.

[edit] Inter-county

Buckley first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in 2003. That year he won a Munster title in that grade at corner-back, however, further success at All-Ireland level eluded him. Buckley later progressed onto the county’s senior panel. He mad ehis competitive debut in the 2005 National Hurling League, however, his championship debut came two years later in 2007 against Limerick. A three-game saga saw Limerick emerge victorious as Tipp endured an unhappy season. A change of manage rin 2008 saw Buckley taste his fisrt major success as Tipp captured the National League title for the first time since 2001.

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