Tomás Meehan
Galway Gaelic footballer
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Tomás Meehan (born 15 March 1977)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Galway county team. He played his club football with Caltra.
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| Born | 15 March 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Meehan won a Hogan Cup with St Jarlath's College in 1994.[2] Meehan was also on the Galway minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to Kerry later that year.[3] Meehan was joined by his brother Declan on both teams.
Meehan was corner back on the Galway team that won the All-Ireland in 1998, beating Kildare.[4] Galway reached the final again in 2000, losing to Kerry after a replay.[5] Meehan won his second All-Ireland medal as a sub as Galway beat Meath in the 2001 final.[6] Meehan announced his retirement from inter-county football in January 2006.[7]
In 2003, Caltra reached the final of the Galway Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1975, facing Killererin. Caltra were 3–11 to 0–5 winners to win their first title.[8] Caltra went on to claim their first Connacht title by beating Sligo champions Curry in the final.[9] In the new year, Caltra qualified for the All-Ireland Club final by beating The Loup on 22 February.[10] On St Patrick's Day 2004, Meehan was in midfield as Caltra took on Kerry champions An Ghaeltacht in Croke Park. Caltra were winners on a 0–13 to 0–12 scoreline. Meehan was joined by four brothers – Declan, Michael, Enda, and Noel as captain all starting on the team.[11]
Honours
Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2001
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (5): 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1996, 1998
- Connacht Minor Football Championship (2): 1994, 1995
Caltra
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2003–04
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2003
- Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 2003
- Galway Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1997
St Jarlath's College
- Hogan Cup (1): 1994
- Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship (1): 1994