John Tierney (Gaelic footballer)

John Tierney is a Gaelic footballer from Knockbride in County Cavan who played across two football codes. In Gaelic football he represented Dublin City University and the Cavan county team at minor, under-21 and senior level in the Dr McKenna Cup and the National Football League, and played at left half-forward in Cavan's defeat by Tyrone in the 2001 Ulster Senior Football Championship final. He also played Australian rules football for the Ireland national team, which won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup and the 2010 European Championships in Australian Football, and he captained the Ireland under-17 international rules team on a tour of Australia.