Michael Tierney (Gaelic football)

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Personal information
Michael John Tierney
Sport	Gaelic football
Irish Name	Micheál Seán Ó Tiarnaigh
Place of birth	Ireland
Nickname(s)	MJ
Club information
Club	Ballyroan Abbey GAA
Position	Centre Half Forward
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Ballyroan Abbey GAA	? -?
Inter-County
County	Laois
Position	Right Corner Forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Laois	?- ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Michael John (MJ) Tierney is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.

He usually plays in attack for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997.

In the same year he played at full forward for his school team St. Marys C.B.S Portlaoise who won the South Leinster and Leinster schools titles and went on to be defeated in the All Ireland Final by St Louis Kilkeel County Down.

He was crowned junior footballer of the year and Sportsman of the year in his time at C.B.S Portlaoise.

In 2004, he was part of the minor team which won the Leinster Minor Football Championship.

In 2006 and 2007, Michael was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship.

At club level, Michael usually lines out as a forward with Ballyroan Abbey and in 2006 he was named as Laois Senior Footballer of the Year after inspiring the Ballyroan/Abbeyleix combination, Ballyroan Gaels to the Laois Senior Football Championship title.