title: Benny Hahessy
text: # Benny Hahessy
  
  Benny Hahessy (born 1972) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
  
  Born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Hahessy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1997 championship. Hahessy subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
  
  At club level Hahessy played with Carricks Swans.
  
  Hahessy retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2005 championship.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Player
  
  **Tipperary**
  
  * Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
  * McGrath Cup (1): 2003
  