out with Munster in the Railway Cup inter-provincial competition. He first played for his province in 1996 and won his first Railway Cup title that year as Munster defeated Leinster in the final. Dunne won one further inter-provincial title in 1997 but continued to line out with his province until 2002. Coaching career On 11 September 2010, Tipperary Under-21 hurlers, coached by Dunne, clinched the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium. In November 2010, he was appointed as coach of the Tipperary Senior hurling team as part of new manager Declan Ryan's management team. Also, Dunne holds qualifications in Strength & Conditioning coaching from online sports college Setanta College. In September 2017, Dunne was announced as the manager of the Tipperary U-17 hurling team for 2018. In October 2018, Dunnes was named by new Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy as a coach of the Tipperary senior hurling team for 2019. In 2022, he was a selector under new Tipperary manager Colm Bonnar before departing in July 2022. Honours Toomevara Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1993, 2004, 2006 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (10): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (10): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 Tipperary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1993 (sub), 2001 National Hurling League (3): 1993–94, 1999, 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1995 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1995 Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1991 Munster Railway Cup (2): 1996, 1997 Individual All Stars Hurler of the Year (1): 2001 Texaco Hurler of the Year (1): 2001 GPA Hurler of the Year (1): 2001 All Stars (3): 1997, 1999, 2001 All-Ireland Hurling Final Man of the Match (1): 2001 In May 2020, a public poll conducted by RTÉ.ie named Dunne at midfield alongside Michael Fennelly in a team of hurlers who had won All Stars during the era of The Sunday Game. References |- 1974 births Living people Toomevara hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All Stars Hurlers of the Year Hurling selectors All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Waterford IT hurlers