Declan Fanning (born 24 June 1979) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played as right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Fanning won one Railway Cup medal.
[6] Fanning plays his club hurling with his local Killenaule side, however, he has yet to win a senior county title.
Fanning first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team in the late 1990s.
Fanning's side lost the second replay, however, Tipp later came through the qualifiers only to be defeated in a third consecutive All-Ireland quarter-final.
'Having had the great honour of winning an All Ireland senior hurling medal with Tipperary this year, I have decided to call time on my inter-county hurling career, I am very grateful to Liam Sheedy and his management and backroom team for all the encouragement and support they gave me.
[12] In November 2015, Fanning was named as a coach for the Tipperary senior hurling team under new manager Michael Ryan.