| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | T. S. Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left Corner Forward | ||
| Born |
9 May 1974 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1991–2009 | Garryspillane | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994–2006 | Limerick | 40 (5-59) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
T. J. Ryan (born 12 November 1974) is an Irish hurling selector and player. He is a former manager of the Limerick senior hurling team.
Born in Garryspillane, County Limerick, Ryan first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Limerick minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1994 championship. Ryan played a key role for Limerick for over a decade and won two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Ryan won two Railway Cup medals in 2000 and 2001. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Garryspillane.
Throughout his inter-county career Ryan made 40 championship appearances for Limerick. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 25 July 2006.[1][2][3]
In retirement from playing Ryan became involved in team management and coaching at club and inter-county levels. He had a successful tenure as manager of the Kilworth club team, before later being appointed selector with the Limerick senior team and manager with the Limerick under-21 team.[4][5] Ryan was appointed joint-manager of the Limerick senior team in 2013, taking full responsibility the following year after the departure of Dónal O'Grady.[6]