Martin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (1944–2021)}}

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{{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player

| code= Football

| sport = Gaelic football

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| name = Martin Heffernan

| irish = Máirtín Ó hIfearnáin

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| county = Offaly

| province = Leinster

| club = Tullamore

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| clcounty = 1

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| counties = Offaly

| icposition = Left corner-forward

| icyears = 1966

| icapps(points) = 0 (0-00)

| icprovince = 0

| icallireland = 0

| nfl = 0

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| icupdate = 15:10, 23 February 2021

| birth_date = 1944

| death_date = 22 February 2021 (aged 76)

| birth_place = Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

| death_place = Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

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Martin P. Heffernan (1944 – 22 February 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/315765|title=Offaly GAA lead tributes following death of stalwart Martin Heffernan|date=23 February 2021|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=|last=}} At club level he lined out with Tullamore and was a member of the Offaly senior football team during the 1966-67 National League. Heffernan also served for several years as Offaly Bord na nÓg Secretary.{{cite news|url=https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/611993/huge-sadness-following-death-of-offaly-gaa-stalwart.html|title=Huge sadness following death of Offaly GAA stalwart|date=23 February 2021|publisher=Offaly Express|accessdate=23 February 2021|first=Justin|last=Kelly}}