The Carlow county hurling team represents

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ...

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

and is governed by

Carlow GAA The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow county teams. The Carlow county footbal ...

, the

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of the

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. The team competes in the

Joe McDonagh Cup The Joe McDonagh Cup () is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier t ...

and the

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. Carlow's home ground is Dr Cullen Park,

. The team's manager is Tom Mullally.

History

Carlow have won three Christy Ring Championships. After losing the 2006 final to Antrim at

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, they beat

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in a classic final (after extra time) by 3–22 to 4–16 in 2008. This was their first "Division 2" win since 1992 and their first in the re-arranged All-Ireland structure which saw four divisions in hurling from 2009. They repeated the feat the following year, defeating Down at Croke Park to win a two in a row and earn automatic promotion to tier one for 2010. They played at this level until 2016 which saw them relegated from the

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

. The very next year, however, they won the 2017 Christy Ring Cup for a record equalling third time, gaining promotion to the top tier of hurling once again. Carlow's last appearance in a

semi-final was in 1993, when

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defeated them by 18 points.

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left as manager in November 2020. Tom Mullally succeeded him, from January 2021. On 11 May 2024 Carlow achieved an historic 1-20 – 1-20 draw with Kilkenny in the third round of the Leinster senior hurling championship. On 2 February 2025 Carlow recorded a first even senior hurling competitive victory over

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during their NHL 1B second round matchup at Netwatch Cullen Park.

Current panel

Current management team

:''Management team confirmed on 3 February 2021:'' *

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: Tom Mullally ''(appointed 21 January 2021)'' * Selectors: Chris Kealy, Joe Nolan, Pat Murphy *

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es: John Dermody, Paddy Mullally * Liaison officer: Michael Whelan ''(continuing)''

Players

Notable players

Records

* Edward Coady (Mount Leinster Rangers) – Christy Ring Cup SH winner 2008, 2009 Christy Ring All Star winner, Leinster Hurling Club winner Intermediate, Carlow Hurler of the Year winner 2006, winner of first All-Ireland Club Hurling title in Carlow 2012. Leinster Senior Hurling Club Championship winner 2013 first Carlow club or team to win a Leinster Championship at Senior 2013. * James Hickey (Mount Leinster Rangers) – Christy Ring Cup winner SH 2008, 2009 Christy Ring All Star winner, Leinster Hurling Club winner Intermediate, Carlow Hurler of the Year winner 2009 winner of first All-Ireland Club Hurling title in Carlow 2012. Leinster Senior Hurling Club Championship winner 2013 first Carlow club or team to Win a Leinster Championship at Senior 2013. * Johnny Nevin (Old Leighlin GFC/Naomh Brid HC) - Railway Cup SF, SH, All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship 1994, Carlow Championship 1997, All-Ireland over-40s runner-up 2008 * Rory Dunbar (Carlow Town) – Christy Ring Cup winner 2009 2008 and Minor 2002. * Des Murphy (Naomh Eoin, Myshall) – Christy Ring Cup SH 2008, all-time most SH appearances. * Jim English (Erin's Own, Bagenalstown) – All-Ireland SHC 1947 (with

Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...

), Railway Cup SH. * Mark Mullins (Erin's Own, Bagenalstown) – All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship 1992, Cork SH captain 1995. * Jim Treacy (St Mullins) – All-Ireland IHC 1961. * Jamie McGrath (St Mullins) – County Championship 2001. Scored four goals to win game. * Niall English (O'Hanrahan's GFC/Carlow Town HC) – All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship 1992. * Shane Kavanagh (Naomh Eoin, Myshall) – Christy Ring Cup 2008, Railway Cup SH. * Stephen Sheil (Kildavin/Clonegal) – Intermediate Hurling of the Year 1997 – played with the county from the age of 13 (1996 until 2004) He was rated one of the top defenders in the county and in all of Leinster. He won titles not only for County Carlow but also for County Wexford. He is the youngest of three boys, with Thomas and Derek also togging out in the county colours. Stephen's father Stephen Snr also played for Carlow in both hurling and football.

Top scorers

Martin Kavanagh

Honours

National

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

** Quarter-finalists (1): 1992 ** Preliminary quarter-finalists (1): 2018, 2023 * All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship ** Winners (1): 1992 ** Runners-up (1): 1987 *

** Winners (1):

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, 2023 * All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship ** Winners (1): 1962 *

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is ...

** Winners (3):

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* National Hurling League Division 1B ** Win Vs Waterford (1): 2025 * National Hurling League Division 2A ** Winners (2):

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*All-Ireland Under-21 B Championship ** Winners (1): 2008 * All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship ** Winners (5): 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Provincial

* Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship ** Winners (1): 1962 * Leinster Junior Hurling Championship ** Winners (2): 1906, 1970 *Leinster Minor B Hurling Championship ** Winners (1): 1998 * Kehoe Cup Championship ** Winners (6): 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2006

References

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