Seán Treacy (Galway hurler)

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| irish = Seán Ó Treasaigh

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| province = Connacht

| club = Portumna

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| birth_date= 1965

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Seán Treacy (born 1965) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level he played with Portumna, while he also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams. Treacy is the current coach of the Clare senior hurling team.

Playing career

Treacy first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Portumna club. He eventually progressed to adult level and was part of the Portumna team that claimed the Galway IHC title in 1992.{{cite news|url=https://portumnagaa.clubifyapp.com/articles/15519|title=Celebratory night for 1992 intermediate team|publisher=Portumna GAA website|accessdate=25 June 2023}}

Treacy first appeared on the inter-county scene as left corner-back on the minor team that beat Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland minor final.{{cite news|url=http://athenrygaa.ie/en/2012-30.html|title=Reel back the years: 1983|publisher=Athenry GAA website|accessdate=25 June 2023}} He later joined the under-21 team and was panel member when Galway won the All-Ireland U21HC title in 1986.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=48798|title=Sean Treacy: like Galway - very much on the way back|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=4 December 2011}} By that stage, Treacy had already joined the senior team and was a non-playing substitute when Galway were beaten by Offaly in the 1985 All-Ireland final.

After being dropped from the team for a period, Treacy was recalled and won a National Hurling League title in 1989. His performances that year also earned inclusion on the Connacht team and he won a Railway Cup medal before ending the season with his first All-Star.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/the-tony-keady-affair/26250616.html|title=The Tony Keady Affair|publisher=Irish Independent|date=9 September 2001|accessdate=4 December 2022}} Treacy was at full-back when Galway suffered All-Ireland final defeats to Cork in 1990 and Kilkenny in 1993. He claimed a second All-Star in 1991.

Treacy was part of the Connacht team that once again claimed the Railway Cup in 1994. He later won consecutive Connacht SHC medals following the reintroduction of that competition. Treacy brought his inter-county career to an end in 1996, having earlier won his second National League medal.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile|title=Galway profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=4 December 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/underage-focus-laid-foundation-for-era-of-unrivalled-dominance/30088391.html|title=Underage focus laid foundation for era of unrivalled dominance|publisher=Irish Independent|date=13 March 2014|accessdate=4 December 2022}}

Coaching career

Treacy first became involved in team management and coaching at underage levels with the Portumna club.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/portumna/27464139.html|title=Portumna|publisher=Irish Independent|date=27 March 1999|accessdate=4 December 2022}} He was coach of the club's senior team that won the All-Ireland Club SHC title in 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-10072916.html|title=Classy Canning fires Portumna to new heights|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=18 March 2006|accessdate=4 December 2022}} Treacy was coach of the Kiladangan team that won the Tipperary SHC title in 2020.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-hurling-kiladangan-loughmore-castleiney-5210130-Sep2020/|title =Incredible drama as late goal gives Kiladangan first Tipp senior title after extra-time thriller|date= 20 September 2020 |work=The 42|access-date=23 September 2020}} He had earlier joined the Clare senior hurling team as coach under manager Brian Lohan.{{cite news|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/lohan-lines-up-sean-treacy-as-clare-coach/|title=Lohan lines up Seán Treacy as Clare coach|publisher=Clare Echo|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=4 December 2022}}