Niall McCarthy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1 September 1981 Carrigtwohill, County Cork |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | Niall Mac | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2002-2016 | Carrigtwohill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2002-present | Cork | 50 (2-66) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Niall McCarthy (born 1 September 1981 in Carrigtwohill, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2002.
McCarthy plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with his local club in Carrigtwohill and has enjoyed some success. He first came to prominence on the club scene as a member of the club's minor football team in 1998. That year Carrigtwohill reached the final of county minor championship. The Tadgh MacCárthaigh's club provided the opposition on that occasion and went on to defeat McCarthy's side.
McCarthy later joined the Carrigtwohill under-21 teams. In 2001 he lined out in the final of the county under-21 championship with Glen Rovers providing the opposition. The Glen proved too strong on that occasion and won the game by 2-9 to 2-6.
In 2002 McCarthy was a key member of the Carrigtwohill senior team. That year the club reached the final of the county intermediate championship. McCarthy's side line dout against Delaney's on that occasion and, after an exciting hour of hurling, the game ended in a draw. A week later both sides met in the replay, however, McCarthy's side narrowly lost out by 1-13 to 0-14.
It was 2006 before Carrigtwohill reached the decider of the premier intermediate championship again. McCarthy was one of the key men in the forward line as Bishopstown provided the opposition. Disappointment and defeat were McCarthy's lot as 'the town' easily won the game by 0-20 to 1-11.
A year later McCarthy's club had as chance of redemption when they reached the intermediate final for the second consecutive year. Watergrasshill were the opponents in that game and an exciting and tense hour of hurling followed. At the full-time whistle Carrigtwohill were the winners by 3-14 to 3-12 and McCarthy finally collected a premier intermediate winners' medal.
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