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| Niall McCarthy |
| Personal information |
| Sport |
Hurling |
| Irish Name |
Niall Mac Carthaigh |
| Full name |
Niall McCarthy |
| Place of birth |
Carrigtwohill , County Cork |
| Club information |
| Club |
Carrigtwohill |
| Position |
Forward |
| Inter-County |
| County |
Cork |
| Position |
Centre-forward |
| Inter-County(ies)** |
| County |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| Cork |
2002- |
24 (1-34) |
| Senior Inter-County Titles |
| Munster Titles |
3 |
| All-Ireland |
2 |
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* club appearances and scores
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**Inter County team apps and scores correct
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Niall McCarthy (born 1982) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and with the Cork senior inter-county team.
[edit] Early life
Niall McCarthy was born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork in 1982. He was educated locally and later worked as a bank official with Irish Nationwide. He currently runs his own security company, Niall McCarthy Security, from Carrigtwohill with his brother Conor 'Cha' McCarthy. He has a boxer dog called Ruby. She booful.
[edit] Playing career
McCarthy plays his club hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill, who this year (2007) won the Cork County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.
[edit] Inter-county
McCarthy first came to hurling prominence with Cork in 1998. That year he won a Munster minor medal, coming on as a substitute during the game. In the subsequent All-Ireland final McCarthy came on as a substitute again to win a minor All-Ireland medal. He later played with the Cork under-21 side but had little success. McCarthy made his senior championship debut for Cork in 2002. It was a hugely unsuccessful year for Cork's hurlers, culminating in a strike in Decembe rof that year. The team bounced back in 2003 with McCarthy collecting his first senior Munster medal. Cork later played Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, however, 'the Cats' were victorious on that occasion. In 2004 Cork lost their provincial crown, however, they later qualified for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny via the back-door system. The game saw McCarthy collect his first senior All-Ireland, as well as being named as 'Man of the Match'. In 2005 McCarthy won his second senior Munster title following a defeat of Tipperary. Cork later went on to capture a second consecutive All-Ireland title with McCarthy playing a key role in the victory once again. 2006 saw McCarthy win a third Munster medal, however, Cork were stopped in their bid for three All-Ireland titles in-a-row by Kilkenny.
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2004 (29th title) |
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 2005 (30th title) |
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Cork Senior Hurling Team 2008 |
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