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Noel Twomey

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

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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

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

Honours

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Player

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Macroom
Cork

Manager

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Macroom

References

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  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.