Noel Twomey
Personal information
Irish name Nollaig Ó Tuama
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1969
Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Nickname Scobie
Occupation Hardware shop owner
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
1988-2009
1989-1990; 1994-2005
Macroom
Muskerry
4 (0-18)
28 (7-53)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1989-1995
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Noel Twomey (born 1969) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Macroom, divisional side Muskerry and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

Playing career

Twomey first played Gaelic football as a student at the De La Salle College in Macroom, while also lining out at underage levels with the Macroom club. After winning a Cork MFC title in 1986, he progressed to adult level. Twomey was the team's top scorer when Macroom won the Cork IFC title in 1990.[1][2] He also earned inclusion on the Muskerry divisional team.

Twomey first played for Cork as a member of the minor team that lost back-to back All-Ireland minor finals in 1986 and 1987 when he was also team captain.[3] He immediately progressed onto the under-21 team and was at right corner-forward when Cork beat Galway in the 1989 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] It was the first of two All-Ireland medals that year as he was also a member of the junior team that beat Warwickshire to win the All-Ireland JFC title.[5] His performances in these grades resulted in Twomey being drafted onto the training panel of the Cork senior football team.[6] During his six-year tenure he lined out in a number of National League games, however, he failed to make it onto the championship panel. Twomey was a member of the Cork team that won the All-Ireland SFC title in 1990, however, as a member of the extended panel he failed to receive a winners' medal.[7]

Coaching career

In retirement from playing, Twomey became involved in team management and coaching. He managed Macroom to the Cork IFC title in 2010.[8]

Honours

Player

Macroom
Cork

Manager

Macroom

References

  1. "Castletownbere can finally go the distance". Irish Examiner. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Club history". Macroom GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Minor football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "Under-21 football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. "Macroom chairman Noel Twomey feels club can push on to senior ranks". Echo Live. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. "Macroom chairman Noel still irked over 1990 medal snub". The Corkman. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. "Goold ends Macroom's 20-year wait". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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