Pierce Higgins

Pierce Higgins (1977 – 20 January 2023) 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 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.

Player

 * Tooreen
 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995


 * Ballyhaunis
 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020


 * Mayo
 * All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 2003
 * Connacht Junior Hurling Championship: 2003, 2004
 * National Hurling League Division 3: 1998, 2003
 * National Hurling League Division 4: 2002
 * All-Ireland Minor C Hurling Championship: 1994, 1995

Manager

 * Ballyhaunis
 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: 2020