John McIntyre (born 1961 in Lorrha, County Tipperary) is an Irish hurling manager and former player.
He was a member of the latter team for a number of seasons in the 1980s, when Tipperary were going through an uncharacteristic drought in terms of championship success.
[4] McIntyre subsequently joined the Tipperary senior inter-county team, making his championship debut in a Munster quarter-final against Clare in 1983.
On this occasion there was no nail-biting finish as Cork secured a 4–17 to 4–11 victory and McIntyre found himself on the losing side for the second time.
Former Galway star Darragh Coen scored a point from a disputed free deep into injury time to secure a deserved 0–18 to 2–11 victory for McIntyre's side.
[8] McIntyre's side later defeated Ballygunner in the All-Ireland semi-final to set up a championship decider meeting with Birr.
[10] In late 1996 McIntyre became involved in inter-county management for the first time when he took charge of the Offaly senior team.
After an average National League campaign Offaly subsequently had an unlucky Leinster semi-final defeat by Wexford.
McIntyre's side lost that game by three points on a day when it took a fantastic save by Damien Fitzhenry to prevent Billy Dooley from scoring an equalising goal in injury-time.
After a 6–28 to 0–15 thrashing by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final, McIntyre's side later crashed out of the championship in the All-Ireland qualifier group stage.
After a defeat by Wexford in the Leinster semi-final, McIntyre's side later exited the championship in the All-Ireland qualifier group stage once again.
[13] McIntyre was confirmed as manager of the Galway senior hurling team, in succession to Ger Loughnane, on 18 November 2008.
After a trouncing of Laois in the opening round, McIntyre's Galway faced three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the provincial semi-final.