Timmy Houlihan (born 9 March 1982 in Adare, County Limerick) is an Irish sportsperson.
He plays hurling with his local club Adare and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team at various times from 2001 until 2005.
Houlihan added a second consecutive minor title to his collection in 1999 following a win over Patrickswell in the county final.
In 2001 the club won its first senior county title with Houlihan playing a key role between the posts throughout the entire campaign.
Adare made a fourth county title of the decade in 2008 following a defeat of Ahane, Houlihan quickly restored his place in goals for the club.
[1] In 2009 he won his 4th county title as Adare completed the three in a row after comprehensively defeating Na Piarsaigh in the final.
[citation needed] Houlihan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick under-21 team in 1999.
He made some stunning saves in the competition's semi-final, however, Joe Quaid won back his place for the championship.
Wexford provided the opposition in the All-Ireland quarter-final, however, Houlihan ended up on the losing side as the men from the model county captured a 4-10 to 2-15 victory.
Victory went to 'the Cats' on that occasion and Houlihan was replaced as first-choice goalkeeper by Brian Murray in 2006.
He did, however, make a return to championship hurling that same year when he came on as a substitute in the All-Ireland qualifier defeat by Clare.