Éamonn Buckley

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Éamonn Buckley
irish = Éamon Ó Buachalla
fullname = Éamonn Buckley
placeofbirth = Drom
countryofbirth = County Tipperary
bday=9
bmonth=3
byear= 1982
height =
nickname =
county = Tipperary
province = Munster
club = Drom-Inch
clposition = Corner-back
clubs =
clyears =
clapps(points) =
clcounty =
clprovince=
clallireland =
counties = Tipperary
icposition = Corner-back
icyears = 2007-
icapps(points) = 8 (0-0)
icprovince = 0
icallireland = 0
nhl = 1
clupdate =
icupdate = Éamonn Buckley (born 9 March, 1982 in Drom, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

Playing career

Club

Buckley plays his club hurling with his local Drom-Inch club and has enjoyed some success. He won a mid-Tipperary senior hurling title in 2006.

Inter-county

Buckley first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in 2003. That year he won a Munster title in that grade at corner-back, however, further success at All-Ireland level eluded him. Buckley later progressed onto the county’s senior panel. He mad ehis competitive debut in the 2005 National Hurling League, however, his championship debut came two years later in 2007 against Limerick. A three-game saga saw Limerick emerge victorious as Tipp endured an unhappy season. A change of manage rin 2008 saw Buckley taste his fisrt major success as Tipp captured the National League title for the first time since 2001.

ources

* [http://www.tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html Tipperary Player Profiles]

Teams