Tony Herbert

Tony Herbert
Personal information
Irish name Antóin Hoireabard
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1922
Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Occupation Dublin Corporation official
Club(s)
Years Club
1930s-1940s
1940s-1950s		 Ahane
Faughs
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1940-1945
1946-1954		 Limerick
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All Irelands 1
NHL 0

Anthony "Tony" Herbert (born 1922 in Castleconnell, County Limerick) is an Irish retired sportsperson and Fianna Fáil politician. He played hurling with his local clubs Ahane and Faughs and was a member of the Limerick and Dublin senior inter-county teams from 1940 until 1954.[1]. Anthony was first elected as a Fianna Fáil Senator in 1977 and served in both the 14th and 16th Seanad, retiring in 1982. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Tony Herbert of Ahane". Limerick Leader. 19 March 1955. http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/herberttony.pdf. Retrieved 6 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Seanad Members Database". Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 October 2011. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=&MemberName=Herbert&restr=0&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID=. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1940 (6th title)

1 P. Scanlon | 2 J. McCarthy | 3 M. Hickey | 4 M. Kennedy | 5 T. Cooke | 6 P. Clohessy | 7 P. Cregan | 8 T. Ryan | 9 J. Roche | 10 J. Mackey | 11 M. Mackey (c) | 12 D. Stokes | 13 N. Clarke | 14 P. McMahon | 15 J. Power |
Sub used: T. Herbert for P. Clohessy |
Subs not used: M. McCarthy | P. Mackey | D. Givens | D. Hurley | P. Kelly |
Dublin - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1948

1 K. Matthews | 2 N. Dunphy | 3 D. Walsh | 4 S. Cronin | 5 T. Herbert | 6 J. Butler | 7 P. Donnelly | 8 M. Hassett | 9 L. Donnelly | 10 J. Kennedy | 11 D. Cantwell | 12 S. Óg Ó Ceallacháin | 13 M. Williams | 14 J. Prior | 15 F. Cummins (c) |
Dublin - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1952

1 K. Matthews | 2 S. Cronin | 3 P. Ryan | 4 S. Ó Ceallacháin | 5 D. Ferguson | 6 J. Prior (c) | 7 T. Fahy | 8 C. Murphy | 9 N. Allen | 10 G. Kelly | 11 R. McCarthy | 12 S. Kennedy | 13 J. Finnan | 14 A. O'Brien | 15 T. Herbert |
Subs used: M. Wilson for J. Finnan | M. Williams for S. Kennedy |