Darren McCarthy (hurler)

Darren McCarthy
Personal information
Irish nameDarren Mac Cárthaigh
SportHurling
PositionGoalkeeper
Born5 October 1990
Cork, Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2008-Ballymartle
Club titles
Cork titles1
Munster titles1
All-Ireland Titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2012-Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles1

Darren McCarthy (born 5 October 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper or corner forward for the Cork senior team.[1]

McCarthy joined the panel during the 2012 championship as a substitute goalkeeper to Anthony Nash. He has yet to make his senior debut and has enjoyed little success as an unused sub.

At club level McCarthy is an All-Ireland medalist in the intermediate grade with Ballymartle. In addition to this he has also won one Munster medal and one premier intermediate championship medal.

Playing career

Club

McCarthy plays his club hurling with Ballymartle and has enjoyed much success.

In 2010 he was a key member of the forward line as Ballymartle faced local rivals Tracton in the final of the premier intermediate championship. A decisive 2-14 to 0-13 victory gave McCarthy a championship medal in that grade.[2] Ballymartle later represented the county in the provincial series of games and faced Borrisokane in the decider. A 2-14 to 0-8 thrashing gave McCarthy a Munster medal.[3] Dicksboro provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland decider and McCarthy played a key role in securing a last-minute goal. A 3-15 to 1-20 victory gave him a coveted All-Ireland medal.[4]

Inter-county

McCarthy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team in 2007. That year he lined out in his provincial decider against Tipperary. An 0-18 to 1-11 defeat was the result on that occasion.[5] Cork remained in the championship and took the "back door" route to the All-Ireland final where they faced Tipp once again. A 3-14 to 2-11 defeat was the result on that occasion.[6]

In 2008 McCarthy lined out in a second consecutive provincial decider with Tipperary providing the opposition once again. A narrow 0-19 to 0-18 victory resulted in a first Munster medal for McCarthy.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Darren McCarthy". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (11 October 2010). "Tracton second best again in derby duel". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dwyer brace sinks Borrisokane". Irish Independent. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (14 February 2011). "Ballymartle’s finest hour". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hennessy Tipps the scales against Cork". Hogan Stand website. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Carey fires Tipperary to double minor glory". Irish Independent. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Dundon, Noel (14 July 2008). "Tipp relinquish title to the rebels". Tipperary Star. Retrieved 28 April 2013.