John Twomey

John Twomey (; born 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.

Born in Finglas, County Dublin, Twomey played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club, Erins Isle. He won a Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with Isles in 1983 and a Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with them in 1993. Twomey began playing with the Dublin senior hurling team in 1982 and was a key part of Lar Foley's team of the early 1990s, captaining them in two consecutive finals in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 1990 and 1991. At inter-provincial level, he won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1988.

Biography

Early years

John was born in Finglas, North County Dublin in 1962 to Tom and Maureen Twomey. He was one of four children including a brother, Joe, and two sisters, Maeve and Wendy. John was born into a household steeped in the tradition of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), particularly in the game of hurling. His father, Tom, was from the hurling stronghold of Newtownshandrum in County Cork and served as chairman of Erins Isle, while his mother, Maureen, was club secretary for a number of years. John's great-grandfather, Tommy, won an All-Ireland medal with his club, Aghabullogue, when they represented Cork in the 1890 All-Ireland final, beating Castlebridge of Wexford by 1–6 to 2–2 at Clonturk Park, Dublin. He was responsible for the maintenance of national policing strategy as well as the security of the state. He was based at Garda Headquarters in Phoenix Park, Dublin.

John lives in Monkstown, Dublin with his wife, Kathleen, and their three sons, Dara, Jack and Luke. All three sons hurl with their local club, Cuala, in Dalkey. John maintains some involvement in hurling through underage coaching at Cuala.

In 1989, the Dublin County Board appointed legendary Dublin hurler Lar Foley as manager of the Dublin hurling team. Foley had played as a corner-back with the famous Dublin team that won the Leinster Championship in 1961. When Foley took over as Dublin manager, he set out a plan to return Dublin to the top tier of Leinster hurling. The current panel had been under the guidance of Boggan for many years now and were very experienced, including the likes of Brian McMahon, Vinny Holden, MJ Ryan, Shay Boland and Peadar Carton Snr.

Honours

Erin's Isle

Dublin Senior Hurling Championship Winner (1): 1983 Dublin Senior Football Championship Winner (1): 1995

Dublin

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Runner-up (2): 1990 (c), 1991 (c)

Leinster

Railway Cup Winner (1): 1988