Jackie Tyrrell (born 19 June 1982) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 2003 championship and became a regular member of the starting fifteen over subsequent seasons.
Tyrrell is regarded as one of the lynchpins of the Kilkenny defence. He has won six All-Ireland winners' medals, seven Leinster winners' medals and four National League winners' medal. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 2006, he has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Tyrrell is an All-Ireland medalist with James Stephens. In addition to this he has also won two Leinster medals, three county hurling championship medals and two county football championship medals.
Read more about Jackie Tyrrell: Early Life, Bibliography
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