Dinny Cahill
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Mac Cathail | ||
| Sport | Hurling and Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born | Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1970–1994 | Kilruane MacDonagh's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1980–1984 | Tipperary | 7 (0–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Dinny Cahill (born 1952 in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Antrim senior hurling team.
Cahill enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Kilruane MacDonagh's while his career at inter-county level with Tipperary came during an uncharacteristic famine. He was a midfielder on the former team during a hugely successful period for the club in the 1970s and 1980s, the highlight of which was the winning of an All-Ireland club medal in 1986.
Immediately after retiring from inter-county activity Cahill became involved in team management. He has taken charge of club and inter-county teams all over the country, including Portumna in Galway, Doon in Limerick, Graigue-Ballycallan in Kilkenny, as well as the Laois senior inter-county team. Cahill was appointed manager of the Antrim senior hurling team for a second term in November 2009.
Cahill played his club hurling with the Kilruane MacDonagh's club and enjoyed much success. After enjoying some success in the minor and under-21 grades he subsequently became a key member of the club's successful senior team throughout the 1980s.
In 1977 Kilruane MacDonagh's qualified for the final of the county senior championship with Borris-Ileigh providing the opposition. That game ended in a draw and it looked as if Cahill's side had lost their chance of victory. The subsequent replay was a low-scoring and dour affair, but Kilruane took the title by a goal and Cahill secured his first county title.
1978 saw Kilruane MacDonagh's qualify for a second successive county championship decider. Roscrea provided the opposition on that occasion and a close game developed over the hour. At the long whistle Kilruane MacDonagh's were the champions by 2–14 to 2–13 and Cahill picked up a second consecutive county title.
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