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Seán McCarthy (born 8 February 1966) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the
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senior team. Born in
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, along with brothers Damien who was on cork minor, under-21 intermediate, Denis, Drew and his sister
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who was on cork camogie. McCarthy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1986–87 league. McCarthy subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one
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medal, two
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medals and one
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medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the
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inter-provincial team, McCarthy never won
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medal. At club level he played with
Ballinhassig Ballinhassig () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue (''Abhainn Bui'', meaning "Yellow River"). Traditionally an agricultural area, Ballinha ...
and divisional side Carrigdhoun. Throughout his career McCarthy made 16 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1996 championship.


Playing career


Club

McCarthy began his club hurling as a goalkeeper with the Ballinhassig under-12 team. He was later moved to the half-back line where he won an under-14 championship medal. For most of his career Ballinhassig operated at junior level, with McCarthy winning several divisional championship medals.


Inter-county

McCarthy first played for Cork on the minor team on 18 April 1984 in a 1–18 to 3–4 Munster quarter-final defeat of Kerry. He was moved to centre-back the following year before being dropped to the substitutes' bench in his final year as a minor in 1983. In 1986 McCarthy joined the Cork under-21 team, however, his two-year tenure in this grade ended without success. By this stage McCarthy had also joined the Cork junior team. In 1987 he won a
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medal following a 2–16 to 1–9 defeat of Tipperary. On 25 July 1987 Cork faced
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in the All-Ireland decider. A 3–11 to 2–13 score line gave Cork the victory and secured an
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medal for McCarthy. McCarthy was a panellist of the senior team in Cork's All-Ireland victory in 1986 after defeating
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4-13 to 2-15. After making his senior debut in a
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game in 1987, McCarthy made his senior championship debut on 20 May 1990 in a 3–17 to 3–7 Munster quarter-final defeat of Kerry. He later won a
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medal that year following a 4–16 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary. The subsequent All-Ireland final on 2 September 1990 pitted Cork against Galway for the second time in four years. Galway were once again the red-hot favourites and justified this tag by going seven points ahead in the opening thirty-five minutes thanks to a masterful display by Joe Cooney. Cork fought back with an equally expert display by captain Tomás Mulcahy. The game was effectively decided on an incident which occurred midway through the second half when Cork goalkeeper Ger Cunningham blocked a point-blank shot from Martin Naughton with his nose. The umpires gave no 65-metre free, even though he clearly deflected it out wide. Cork went on to win a high-scoring and open game of hurling by 5–15 to 2–21 giving McCarthy an
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medal. Cork surrendered their titles in 1991, however, McCarthy claimed his second Munster medal in 1992 following a 1–22 to 3–11 of
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. On 6 September 1992 Cork faced
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in the All-Ireland decider. At half-time Cork were two points ahead, however, two second-half goals by John Power and Michael "Titch" Phelan supplemented a first-half
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penalty which gave Kilkenny a 3–10 to 1–12 victory. McCarthy won a
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in 1993 following a 3–11 to 1–12 defeat of
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after a second replay of the final. He remained a regular on the team until he retired following Cork's early championship exit in 1996.


Honours


Player

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
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All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...
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(1): 1987


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Sean 1966 births Living people Ballinhassig hurlers Carrigdhoun hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling goalkeepers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen