Niall Cahalane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Ó Cathaláin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
25 September 1963 Castlehaven, County Cork |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Auctioneer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1980-2004 1986-1993 |
Castlehaven Blackrock |
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| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1984-1997 | Cork | 36 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Niall Cahalane (born 25 September 1963 in Castlehaven, County Cork) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior football with Cork in the 1980s and 1990s.
Niall Cahalane was born in Castlehaven, County Cork in 1963. The eldest of a family of ten he has four brothers and five sisters. His brothers are also well known footballers.He was educated locally and since 1990 he has worked as an auctioneer. He currently owns his own firm, based in Cork.
Cahalane played his club football with his local Castlehaven team. When Cahalane was born the club played in the junior B section of the county championship, however, by the time his career had taken off Castlehaven had joined senior ranks. Cahalane won three Cork SFC titles with the club in 1989, 1994 and 2003. Two of these wins were subsequently converted into Munster club titles. He continued to play with the club until 2004 when he retired at the age of 41.
Cahalane played senior hurling with Blackrock from 1986 until 1993.
By the start of the 1980s Cahalane had joined the Cork minor football team. He won his first All-Ireland medal in 1981 when Cork defeated Derry in the minor final. By 1982 he had moved on to the under-21 team where he won a Munster title. Two years later in 1984 Cahalane captained Cork to All-Ireland victory over Mayo at under-21 level. Playing at full-back he held Liam McHale scoreless in the All-Ireland final. He is married to Pauline/Ailis
By the mid-1980s Cahalane was training with the Cork senior football team. He made his senior debut in a National Football League game against Kerry in 1983. It took another few years before he would establish himself on the team. In 1987 Cahalane won his first Munster title at senior level. Cork later played Meath in the All-Ireland final, however, Cahalane’s side were beaten on the day. In 1988 he captured his second Munster medal, however, Cork were once again beaten by Meath in a controversial All-Ireland final replay. In spite of ending up on the losing side on both occasions Cahalane was honoured with back-to-back All-Star awards.
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