Michéal Webster is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 sportsperson from Templemore

Templemore

Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....

, County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

. He plays hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 with his local club Loughmore-Castleiney

Loughmore-Castleiney

Loughmore-Castleiney is an Ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is located in North Tipperary, Ireland. The area is made up of the villages of Loughmore and Castleiney and their hinterland. Loughmore is situated approximately 1 kilometer from the N62 road...

 and with the Tipperary GAA

Tipperary GAA

The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...

 senior inter-county team.

He made his senior competitive debut for Tipperary in 2005 against Limerick GAA

Limerick GAA

The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...

 which ended in a draw, and was nominated for an All-Star award that year. At club level, he helped his club to win the 2007 County and Munster Senior Hurling titles, and also captained Loughmore to win the 2004 County Senior Football Final.

He has won Mid Tipperary hurling medals with his club in 2002, 2003 and 2004 as well as numerous Mid Senior Football medals, Under 21 "A" Mid and County Football medals and Under 21 "B" Mid and County Hurling medals.

He is also an accomplished Gaelic Football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er and made his Senior inter-county championship debut vs. Limerick in the first round of the 2004 Munster Senior Football championship. In 2008 he was a member of the panel that won the national hurling league and also won a Munster Senior Hurling medal as a second half substitute in the 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

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External links

• Tipperary Player Profiles