Gerald McCarthy

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Gerald McCarthy (born September 1945 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently manager of the Cork senior inter-county team. He played hurling with his local club St. Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1965 until 1979. McCarthy is regarded as one of Cork's greatest-ever players.

McCarthy's status as one of Cork's all-time greats is self-evident. In a senior inter-county career that lasted for fourteen years he won five All-Ireland titles, nine Munster titles, three National Hurling League titles and five Railway Cup titles. In 2000 McCarthy was chosen to partner Jack Lynch at midfield on the Cork Hurling Team of the Century.

There were three striking aspects to McCarthy’s hurling. Firstly he almost never ran with the ball but believed in rapid delivery. The second was that he was very poor on his left hand side and was brilliant at being able to manoeuvre onto his right. The third was his party trick which he did at will. He would catch a flying ball on his hurley without touching it with his hand and rapidly hit it. He had no equal in any county at this skill.

As a manager McCarthy has had some moderate success. He took charge of Waterford between 1997 and 2001 and succeeded in getting the team to a Munster final appearance and an All-Ireland semi-final appearance. McCarthy, however, failed to make the big breakthrough with the Déise. In 2007 he took charge of Cork, however, his first season in charge was dogged by the suspension of key players.

Biography

Gerald McCarthy was born in Cork in 1945. He was educated locally and quickly showed a natural talent for hurling. McCarthy has lived and worked in Cork all his life. He is a trophy-maker by trade. On 27 June, 2006 McCarthy was named as having availed of the Bogus Non-Resident Account Amnesty set up by the Irish Revenue. The settlement amounted to €420,000. [ [http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0627/revenue.html RTÉ Business: Bailey firm in €22m tax settlement ] ]

Playing career

Club

McCarthy played his club hurling with the famous St. Finbarr's club on the south side of Cork city, a club where he enjoyed much success. In 1964 he was one of the younger members of the team as St. Finbarr's made it all the way to the final of the senior county championship. On that occasion they lost out to Glen Rovers in what was to be Christy Ring's last appearance in a county championship decider.

McCarthy didn't have to wait long for his first county championship medal. The ‘Barr’s’ were back in the final in 1965. A defeat of UCC saw McCarthy collecting his first senior Cork Senior Hurling Championship|county title] . After this game St. Finbarr’s represented Cork in the struggling provincial club championship. A 3-12 to 2-3 trouncing of Waterford’s Mount Sion saw McCarthy winning a Munster club title.

Three years after this in 1968 McCarthy added a second county championship medal to his collection following a defeat of east Cork divisional side Imokily.

After an absence of six years St. Finbarr’s were back at the top of the local hurling world again in 1974 following a defeat of Blackrock. It was McCarthy’s third county championship title. Once again the ‘Barr’s’ were the Cork representatives in the provincial club championship and reached the final. Newmarket-on-Fergus were the opponents on that occasion; however, the game was a poor one. A 0-7 to 0-3 victory gave McCarthy his second Munster club title. The subsequent All-Ireland club final on St. Patrick’s weekend saw St. Finbarr’s take on the Fenian of Kilkenny. St. Finbarr’s ability to get goals at crucial times proved to be the difference in the 3-8 to 1-6 victory. It was McCarthy’s first All-Ireland club title. [cite book| first=Eoghan| last=Corry| title=The GAA Book of Lists| publisher=Hodder Headline| year=2005| id= | pages=428]

In 1977 McCarthy collected his fourth and final county championship title following a victory over north side rivals and reigning champions Glen Rovers. Once again St. Finbarr’s reached the Munster club final where Clare champions Sixmilebridge provided the opposition. An interesting game developed, however, the ‘Barr’s’ were the easy winners by 2-8 to 0-6. It was McCarthy’s third Munster club medal. He later lined out in the subsequent All-Ireland club final. Rathnure, the Wexford and Leinster champs, were the opponents. The first-half was a disaster for St. Finbarr’s as a gale-force wind resulted in the Cork side trailing by 0-8 to 0-1. The second thirty minutes saw the ‘Barr’s’ take control with Jimmy Barry-Murphy scoring the deciding goal. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 429] A 2-7 to 0-9 victory gave McCarthy a second All-Ireland club medal.

Minor & under-21

McCarthy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team in the early 1960s. He had little success in this grade but later joined the county under-21 team.

In 1966 McCarthy was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 team and enjoyed much success. Cork reached the provincial decider that year; however, McCarthy didn’t start the game. He did come on as a substitute and helped Cork to a huge 5-12 to 2-6 victory over Limerick. [cite book| first=Donegan| last=Des| title=The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games| publisher=DBA Publications| year=2005| id= | pages=48] The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork play Wexford in an interesting encounter. After an entertaining sixty minutes of hurling both sides finished level with Cork scoring 3-12 to Wexford’s 5-6. The replay took place shortly afterwards, however, both sides finished all square again with 4-9 apiece. A second replay had to be played to eventually find a winner. At the third time of asking Cork emerged victorious with a huge tally of 9-9 to 5-9. ["The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games" p. 42] This victory gave Cork their first All-Ireland title in this grade and gave McCarthy a coveted All-Ireland under-21 medal while also the honour of collecting the cup.

enior

By this stage McCarthy was also a well-established member of the Cork senior team. He made his debut in the National Hurling League of 1964 befor elining out in the championship for the first time in 1965. The decade after the 1956 All-Ireland final appearance was a bleak period for Cork’s senior hurling team; however, in 1966 McCarthy took over the captaincy from Peter Doolan as Cork hurling returned to the big time. That year Cork avoided Tipperary, their old tormentors in the provincial championship, and qualified for a Munster showdown with Waterford. An entertaining hour of hurling followed, however, victory went to Cork for the first time in ten years. It was McCarthy’s first senior Munster medal. This victory allowed Cork to advance directly to the All-Ireland final where arch-rivals Kilkenny provided the opposition. It was the first meeting of these two great sides since 1947 and ‘the Cats’ were installed as the firm favourites. In spite of this two goals by Colm Sheehan and a third from John O'Halloran gave Cork a merited 3-9 to 1-10 victory over an Eddie Keher inspired Kilkenny. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 356] It was McCarthy’s first senior All-Ireland medal while he also had the honour of collecting the Liam McCarthy Cup.

Tipperary emerged as the Munster champions in both 1967 and 1968, however, Cork were back in 1969. That year McCarthy tasted success early in the year when Cork defeated Wexford by 3-12 to 1-14 to take the National Hurling League title. This victory gave Cork a huge boost going into the Munster campaign where the team qualified to meet Tipperary in the final. Cork were out to avenge the nine-point defeat administered by the same side in 1968 while Tipp were out to capture a third provincial title in-a-row. The game was a major triumph for Cork as ‘the Rebels’ won by 4-6 to 0-9. It was a victory that made up for all the beatings that Tipp had dished out to Cork in the early part of the decade and it gave McCarthy a second Munster winners’ medal. Once again this victory paved the way for an All-Ireland showdown with Kilkenny. The game was there for the taking for Cork, particularly after Kilkenny forward Pat Delaney left the field on a stretcher. ‘The Rebels’ led ‘the Cats’ coming into the last quarter, however, Kilkenny scored five unanswered points in the last seven minutes to win by 2-15 to 2-9. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 357]

In 1970 Cork were still regarded as one of the best teams in the country and expectations were high. At the start of the year Cork defeated New York with an aggregate score of 5-21 to 6-16 to take the National League title. It was McCarthy’s second winners’ medal in the competition. For the third year in-a-row Cork qualified for the Munster final where Tipperary provided the opposition. It was the first eighty minute final in the history of the provincial championship and a close affair developed. At the final whistle Cork were the victors by 3-10 to 3-8 and McCarthy captured his third Munster title. Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final where Wexford were the opponents. That game broke all records with a huge 64-point score line. Cork's Eddie O'Brien scored a hat-trick of goals to help his team to a 6-21 to 5-10 victory. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 357] It was McCarthy’s second All-Ireland medal. Defeat was Cork’s lot in 1971, however, the team bounced back in 1972. After missing Cork’s National League victory over Limerick McCarthy later lined out against Clare in the Munster final. An absolute rout took place on that occasion as Cork recorded a huge 6-18 to 2-8 victory over the ‘banner’ men. It was McCarthy’s fourth Munster winners’ medal. Another comprehensive victory over surprise package London in the All-Ireland semi-final allowed Cork to advance to the championship decider where, once again, Kilkenny provided the opposition. The game itself is regarded as one of the classic games of the modern era. With time running out Cork were cruising to victory and led ‘the Cats’ by eight points. A Kilkenny fight-back, however, saw the team draw level with Cork and score seven further points without reply to capture a 3-24 to 5-11 victory. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 358] It was a huge blow to a Cork team that seemed destined for victory.

Cork lost their provincial crown in to Limerick in 1973, however, in 1974 the team bounced back with McCarthy capturing a third National League medal. It was 1975 before Cork contested their next provincial decider, the first one to last for seventy minutes. A 3-14 to 0-12 victory gave McCarthy a fifth Munster title. Cork looked set for another All-Ireland appearance; however, Galway had other ideas in the semi-final. A 4-15 to 2-19 score line gave Galway their first-ever championship win over Cork.

1976 saw Cork retain their Munster title with another huge 4-14 to 3-5 win over neighbouring Limerick. It was McCarthy’s sixth Munster winner’s medal. This victory allowed Cork to advance directly to the All-Ireland final where Wexford provided the opposition. Both sides had high expectations. Cork got off to the worst possible start in an All-Ireland final and trailed by 2-2 after six minutes. McCarthy’s side battled back, however, the game hung in the balance for much of the seventy. With ten minutes left Wexford were two points to the good, however, three points by Jimmy Barry-Murphy, two by Pat Moylan and a kicked effort from captain Ray Cummins gave Cork a 2-21 to 4-11 victory. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 359] It was McCarthy’s third All-Ireland title.

In 1977 Cork reached their third consecutive Munster decider with Clare as the opposition. ‘The Rebels’ got off to a great start with a Tim Crowley penalty after just seventy-five seconds. Clare fought back, however, Cork still defeated fourteen-man Clare by 4-15 to 4-10. [cite book| first=Éamonn| last=Sweeney| title=Munster Hurling Legends| publisher=The O’Brien Press| year=2002| id= | pages=108] A subsequent defeat of Galway set up a second consecutive All-Ireland final showdown with Wexford. Like the previous year the game turned into a close, exciting affair. A Seánie O'Leary goal, together with some brilliant saves by goalkeeper Martin Coleman helped Cork to a 1-17 to 3-8 victory. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 359] The victory also resulted in a fourth All-Ireland winners’ medal for McCarthy.

1978 saw Cork dominate the provincial championship once again. Clare provided the opposition in second consecutive Munster showdown between the two sides. The game was a close affair and one which Cork could have lost. At the full-time whistle Cork still had a narrow 0-13 to 0-11 win ["Munster Hurling Legends" p. 112-113] to give McCarthy an eighth Munster title. This victory paved the way for Cork to take on Kilkenny in the subsequent All-Ireland final. The stakes were high as Cork were attempting to capture a first three in-a-row since 1954. The game, however, was not the classic that many expected. Cork were never really troubled over the course of the seventy minutes and a Jimmy Barry-Murphy goal helped the team to a 1-15 to 2-8 victory over their age-old rivals. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 359] This victory gave Cork a third All-Ireland title in succession and gave McCarthy a fifth All-Ireland medal.

In 1979 Cork were invincible in the provincial championship once again. A 2-15 to 0-9 trouncing of Limerick gave the county a record-equaling fifth consecutive Munster title. On a personal level it was McCarthy’s ninth Munster winners’ medal. After this game it looked likely that Cork were set for a fourth consecutive appearance in the All-Ireland final and the chance to equal the seemingly unbeatable record of four championships in-a-row. The All-Ireland semi-final saw Galway catch Cork on the hop once again. A 2-14 to 1-13 defeat ended the dream of four in-a-row. This defeat also brought the curtain down on McCarthy’s hurling career as he retired from inter-county activity soon afterwards.

Provincial

McCarthy also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial hurling competition and enjoyed much success. He first lined out for his province in 1968 as Munster defeated arch-rivals Leinster to collect his first Railway Cup medal. It was the first of three Railway Cup victories in-a-row as Connacht fell in 1969 and Leinster were defeated again in 1970 when McCarthy was captain of the side. Munster suffered five consecutive years without success between 1971 and 1975, however, McCarthy won a fourth Railway Cup title in 1976. A defeat of Connacht in 1978 gave McCarthy his fifth and final Railway Cup winners’ medal.

Early coaching career

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|Following his retirement as a player McCarthy didn't remain too far away from hurling for long. In 1980, just one year after he retired from playing, he was appointed coach of the senior team at his own St. Finbarr's club, a side with which he would have much success. In his very first year in charge he brought the team a coveted county championship title following a victory over south side rivals Glen Rovers. The ‘Barr’s’ later won the Munster club title following a one-point victory over Tipp champions Roscrea. McCarthy’s side were defeated by a Ballyhale Shamrocks side featuring seven Fennelly brothers in the All-Ireland club final.

McCarthy went on to guide St. Finbarr’s to a famous three in-a-row of county championship titles with victories over Glen Rovers again in 1981 and Blackrock in 1982. St. Finbarr’s almost made it an impressive four in-a-row; however, Midleton defeated McCarthy’s side in the county final of 1983. In 1984 McCarthy guided his club to a sixth consecutive county championship final. Surprise package Ballyhea provided the opposition on that occasion; however, victory went to St. Finbarr’s. It was the club’s fourth county title in six years. McCarthy remained as coach until 1986.

Twenty years later in 2006 McCarthy was back coaching at St. Finbarr's, however, this time it was the club’s senior camogie side. Success was immediate as the club captured the senior county championship title.

Cork

In 1982 McCarthy was back on the inter-county scene, this time as the trainer of the Cork senior hurling team. Like with St. Finbarr’s success was immediate. Under McCarthy’s training regime Cork marched through the provincial championship and trounced Waterford in the final by 5-31 to 3-6. This victory allowed Cork to advance to the All-Ireland final where they were firm favourites to take the title. The game did not go Cork’s way as two goals by Kilkenny’s Christy Heffernan in a forty-second spell was followed by a third goal by Ger Fennelly. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 361] At the full-time whistle the final score was 3-18 to 1-15. McCarthy quit from the management team after this defeat in protest over his lack of input into the team selection.

In 1990 McCarthy returned to the Cork senior hurling team as assistant coach and trainer with Fr. Michael O'Brien. At the time Cork’s hurlers were playing second fiddle to Tipperary in the provincial championship. Both Tipp and McCarthy’s side reached the Munster decider that year, however, Cork’s chances were dismissed by Tipperary manager Michael ‘Babs’ Keating. His statement that ‘donkeys don’t win derbies’ severely riled the Cork team, so much so that they won the Munster final convincingly by 4-16 to 2-14. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork installed as underdogs against Galway. In one of the most open and exciting finals of the decade Cork steamrolled back from a seven-point deficit at half-time to win by 51-5 to 2-21. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 363]

After losing their provincial and All-Ireland titles in 1991 McCarthy’s side were back in the Munster final. Limerick were the opponents on that occasion, however, Cork won by 1-22 to 3-11. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Kilkenny for the first time in almost a decade. Neither side could claim to be favourites going into the game, however, goals by D.J. Carey, John Power and Michael Phelan gave Kilkenny a 3-10 to 1-12 victory. ["The GAA Book of Lists" p. 363]

In 1993 Cork started well under McCarthy by winning the National Hurling League following a three-game saga with Wexford. Cork were later defeated in the early stages of the Munster championship. With that defeat the Cork backroom team resigned and it was widely expected that McCarthy would be appointed full manager of the side. An obscure rule regarding the make-up of the selection committee resulted in McCarthy being disallowed from taking the post with Johnny Clifford becoming manager instead.

Managing Waterford

McCarthy remained out of inter-county coaching for several years before returning as manager of the Waterford senior hurlers in late 1996. At the time Waterford were not a major force in the hurling world, however, other hurling ‘minnows’ such as Offaly, Clare and Wexford had won All-Ireland titles in the mid-1990s. McCarthy’s appointment as manager was a signal of intent. He was initially appointed for a three year term and had a simple plan. In year one the team would target a good campaign in the National Hurling League. McCarthy’s plan for his second year in charge included provincial success while an All-Ireland title would be claimed in the third year. [cite book| first=Denis| last=Walsh| title=Hurling: The Revolution Years| publisher=Penguin Ireland| year=2005| id= | pages=262] This was an ambitious plan for a county that hadn't had any sort of inter-county success since 1963.

In his first year in charge McCarthy introduced a new regime immediately. He cut players that weren’t pulling their weight and the training regime became harder than ever before. ["Hurling: The Revolution Years" p. 260-262 ] In the end McCarthy’s plans proved too ambitious. Waterford lost at home to Dublin and failed to win promotion from Division Two of the National League. In their opening game of the championship a Limerick team in decline beat them by six points and Waterford’s campaign ended unceremoniously. ["Hurling: The Revolution Years" p. 262]

In his second year in charge McCarthy and his backroom team upped the ante. Training became more difficult, with early morning sessions becoming the norm, while players were each given their own personal nutrition plan, something of a novelty at the time. ["Hurling: The Revolution Years" p. 262-264] McCarthy’s side made significant progress in the National League and even reached the final. A 2-14 to 0-13 defeat by Cork was their lot in that game. The provincial championship saw McCarthy’s side defeat Tipperary for the first time in fifteen years and reach the Munster final for the first time in almost a decade. History weighed even more heavily against the team as Waterford hadn't won a provincial title for thirty-five years. That game between Clare and Waterford surprisingly ended in a draw, however, a last-gasp Paul Flynn free which could have won the game went wide. Clare remained favourites to win on the second occasion; however, the replay was a tense affair. The match was played in exceedingly bad spirit as Clare’s Brian Lohan and Waterford’s Michael White were both shown red cards after a melee. A dirty game drew to its natural conclusion as Clare were the eventual winners. ["Munster Hurling Legends" p. 148-149] Waterford, however, still had a second chance for the All-Ireland title due to the ‘back-door’ system. A ten-point defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final set up an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kilkenny. Waterford, however, followed a great performance with a mediocre one and, in a game which was there for the taking, allowed ‘the Cats’ to win by just a single point on a score line of 1-11 to 1-10. 1999 saw Waterford open their championship campaign with a fine victory over Limerick. The subsequent Munster semi-final saw McCarthy's men take on his own native-county of Cork. Few people gave Cork a chance against the beaten All-Ireland semi-finalists of 1998, however, a six-point victory for 'the Rebel's ended Waterford's involvement in the championship for another year. By this stage the rot was setting in as player discipline was breaking down with regard to training and diet. At the end of the year former Tipperary player Colm Bonnar was introduced as the new trainer, however, he faced similar problems to his predecessor. ["Hurling: The Revolution Years" p. 271]

In 2000 championship hurling began and ended on the same day as far as Waterford was concerned. In the Munster quarter-final Tipperary unceremoniously dumped McCarthy’s side out of the competition.

In 2001 success with Waterford seemed as far away as ever for McCarthy as the promise of earlier seasons had all but disappeared. In the Munster semi-final his side surrendered an eleven-point lead to Limerick and lost by three. This defeat brought the curtain down on McCarthy's tenure as manager of the team.

Managing Cork

2007: A difficult first season

McCarthy was appointed manager of the Cork senior hurling team on 8 November 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2006/1109/mccarthyg.html|title=McCarthy confirmed as Cork boss|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=2006-11-09|accessdate=2008-09-27] His appointment was tinged with some controversy as Ger Cunningham, a selector under previous manager John Allen and the favourite for the job, was not even approached about the vacant post.

McCarthy's new look Cork side got off to a good start when they reached the semi-final stages of the National Hurling League. Their opponents that day, who also went on to win the game, were McCarthy's old Waterford team. Clare provided the opposition in Cork's opening game in the Munster championship, however, controversy reigned on the day. Both teams emerged from the tunnel at the same time, something unusual for a hurling match. A huge melee erupted under the stand as players from both teams became involved. [cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0528/cork.html|title=GAA to investigate pre-match scuffles|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=2007-05-28|accessdate=2008-09-27] Cork won that game, however, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Dónal Óg Cusack were suspended for the subsequent Munster semi-final against Waterford. In spite of losing three of their most influential players McCarthy's side put the Waterford team to the pin of their collar. In a thrilling game the Decies emerged victorious by a single score. Cork later reached the All-Ireland quarter-final via the qualifier system where Waterford provided the opposition. In the dying minutes of the game it looked as if Cork would triumph over their great rivals, however, a controversial free was awarded to Waterford and the game ended in a draw. The replay took place the following week, however, this time Waterford made no mistake and ended Cork's championship run. It was the first time since 2003 that Cork had ended a championship campaign without any silverware.

2008: Players strike

The appointment of Teddy Holland as manager of the Cork senior football team in October 2007 saw the players withdraw their services. The players from the county's senior hurling team withdrew their services in sympathy. The strike continued until February 2008, which resulted in McCarthy's side withdrawing from the Waterford Crystal Cup as well as postponing their opening National Hurling League games against Kilkenny and Waterford. Cork were later forced to forfeit their league points after failing to fulfill these fixtures. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7252262.stm|title=Cor saga over as Holland departs|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-02-19|accessdate=2008-09-27] Cork's first outing in the championship was a meeting with Tipperary. On that occasion Tipp defeated their age-old rivals at home, ending a hoodoo that had lasted since 1923. This defeat resulted in Cork having a second chance in the All-Ireland qualifiers. An unconvincing victory over Dublin set up a meeting with Galway, a team tipped for All-Ireland success. The first-half was a scrappy affair with goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack being sent off. The second-half saw Cork provide their best display of the championship with Joe Deane and Ben O'Connor spear-heading the Cork attack. McCarthy's side won the game by 0-23 to 2-15 setting up an All-Ireland quarter-final with Clare. Once again Cork gave a poor first-half display. The second-half was a different story with Cork taking charge once again and securing a 2-19 to 2-17 victory. This win allowed Cork to advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where Kilkenny provided the opposition. It was the first time that these two teams met in the championship outside of an All-Ireland final. The game was an intriguing encounter; however, ‘the Cats’ won the day by 1-23 to 0-17. Following this defeat McCarthy's two-year contract came to an end.

Honours

Player

t. Finbarr's

*All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship:
**Winner (2): 1975, 1978
*Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship:
**Winner (3): 1965, 1974, 1977
*Cork Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (4): 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977
**Runner-up (4): 1964, 1967, 1971, 1979

Cork

*All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (5): 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978
**Runner-up (2): 1969, 1972
*Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (9): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
**Runner-up (2): 1965, 1968
*National Hurling League:
**Winner (4): 1969, 1970, 1972 (sub), 1974
*All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship:
**Winner (1): 1966
*Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship:
**Winner (1): 1966

Leinster

*Railway Cup:
**Winner (5): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978
**Runner-up (3): 1971, 1975, 1977

Coach/Manager

t. Finbarr's

*Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship:
**Winner (1): 1980
*Cork Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (4): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984
**Runner-up (1): 1983
*Cork Senior Camogie Championship:
**Winner (1): 2006

Cork

*All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (1): 1990
**Runner-up (2): 1982, 1992
*Munster Senior Hurling Championship:
**Winner (3): 1982, 1990, 1992
**Runner-up (1): 1991
*National Hurling League:
**Winner (1): 1993

References

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