Pierce Higgins


Pierce Higgins was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ballyhaunis and was also a member of the Mayo senior hurling team.

Career

Higgins first played hurling with the Tooreen club and won consecutive Mayo SHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He was later a founder-member of the Ballyhaunis club in 1997 and spent 20 seasons with the club's senior team. Higgins won a further 12 Mayo SHC titles between 2002 and 2016. He was joint-manager of the Ballyhaunis team that won the Mayo SHC title in 2020.
At inter-county level, Higgins first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won All-Ireland MCHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He later had a 14-year association with the senior team and was part of the panel that won the All-Ireland JHC title in 2003. Higgins also won several National League medals in Division 3 and Division 4.

Personal life and death

His brother, Keith Higgins, is a six-time All-Ireland [Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland SFC] runner-up with the Mayo [senior football team]. Higgins was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2017.
Higgins died on 20 January 2023, at the age of 45.

Honours

Player

;Tooreen
;Ballyhaunis
;Mayo

Manager

;Ballyhaunis