Benny Hahessy
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| Native name | Beircheart Ó hAitheasa (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benny Hahessy (born 1972) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
Born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Hahessy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1997 championship. Hahessy subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
At club level Hahessy played with Carricks Swans.
Hahessy retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2005 championship.
Honours
Player
- Tipperary
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
- McGrath Cup (1): 2003
References
- ^ "Profile: Benny Hahessy". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.