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Conor Sweeney

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Conor Sweeney, born on 29 March 1990, is a Gaelic football player who represented Tipperary at inter-county level for fifteen years and plays his club football with Ballyporeen in South Tipperary. He also plays club hurling with Skeheenarinky. After minor and under-21 football for Tipperary he made his senior debut in 2010. In 2020 he captained Tipperary to the Munster Senior Football Championship, ending an 85 year wait for the title, and was named at full-forward on the 2020 All-Star team, only the third Tipperary footballer to win an All-Star. He was also named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 International Rules Series against Australia and retired from inter-county football in October 2024.

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1990 1
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    (born 29 March 1990)
  • Plays: Hurling, Lead, club hurling
    He also plays club hurling for Skeheenarinky.
  • Competed In: National Football League, Career, 2023
    suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in the opening round of the 2023 National Football League against Down
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