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Séamus Callanan

Séamus Callanan
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Séamus Callanan
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Callanáin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 28)
Drom/Inch, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nickname Séamie
Occupation Sales Representative
Club(s)
Years Club
2005– Drom-Inch
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2008–present Tipperary 40 (24–158)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:02, 4 September 2016.

Séamus Callanan (born 15 September 1988) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Callanan made his first appearance for the team during the 2008 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was also on the Tipperary championship panel that were All-Ireland runners-up on three occasions.

At club level Callanan is a one-time county club championship medalist with Drom-Inch.

Callanan plays his club hurling with Drom-Inch and has enjoyed some success.

In 2011 Callanan was captain of the club senior team as Drom-Inch reached the championship decider. Clonoulty-Rossmore provided th opposition on that occasion, however, Drom-Inch claimed their first county club championship following a 1–19 to 2–14 victory.

Callanan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team. He enjoyed much success in this grade as Tipperary reached the All-Ireland decider via the "back-door" in 2006. Three-in-a-row hopefuls Galway provided the opposition, however, Tipp powered to 2–18 to 2–7 victory. It was Callanan's sole All-Ireland medal in that grade.

Callanan subsequently joined the Tipperary under-21 team. He won a Munster medal in this grade in 2008 following a controversial one-point defeat of Clare. Tipp later reached the All-Ireland, however, Callanan's side were defeated by Kilkenny.


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