Tomás Mulcahy

Tomás Mulcahy

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Maolcatha
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-forward
Born	(1963-06-26) 26 June 1963 (age 55) Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname	Mul
Occupation	Financial consultant
Club(s)
Years	Club
1984-1998	Glen Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1983–1994	Cork	27 (11–22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	3
NHL	1
All Stars	2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:54, 3 July 2015.

Tomás Mulcahy (born 26 June 1963) is an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior hurling team.^[1]

Born in Blackpool, Cork, Mulcahy first played competitive Gaelic games during his schooling at the North Monastery. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior hurling debut during the 1983 championship. Mulcahy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 1990, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Mulcahy won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Glen Rovers.

Mulcahy's father, Gerald Mulcahy, also played for Cork.

Throughout his career Mulcahy made 27 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1994 championship.

In retirement from playing Mulcahy became involved in team management and coaching. At inter-county level he served as a selector with the Cork under-21 team as well as coaching the Glen Rovers and Lismore senior teams. Mulcahy has also worked as an analyst with The Sunday Game.

Mulcahy is widely regarded as one of the legends of Cork hurling.^[2] During his playing days he won two All-Star awards. Mulcahy was also chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll, while he was also selected as one of Cork's greatest players of the era in a 2013 selection.^[3][4]

Contents

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  1 Playing career
  
  
  
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    1.1 College
    
  
  
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    1.2 Club
    
  
  
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    1.3 Minor and under-21
    
  
  
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    1.4 Senior
    
  
  
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    1.5 Inter-provincial
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Coaching career
  


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  3 Media career
  


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  4 Honours
  
  
  
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    4.1 Player
    
  
  
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    4.2 Selector
    
  
  
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    4.3 Individual
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 References
  

Playing career

College

During his schooling at the North Monastery, Mulcahy established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team. In 1980 he won a Harty Cup medal following a 2–10 to 2–5 replay defeat of St. Colman's College. On 27 April 1980 the North Mon faced St. Brendan's Community School in the All-Ireland decider. A 5–11 to 3–7 victory gave Mulcahy an All-Ireland medal.^[5]

Club

After enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades, Mulcahy subsequently joined the senior team. After losing the 1988 championship decider to St. Finbarr's, the Glen qualified for the final again in 1989 with Mulcahy as captain of the side. A high-scoring 4–15 to 3–13 defeat of Sarsfields gave Mulcahy a Cork Senior Hurling Championship medal.^[6]

Minor and under-21

Mulcahy first played for Cork as a member of the minor hurling team on 10 July 1980. He scored a point from left corner-forward on his debut in a 1–14 to 1–7 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary. The following year Mulcahy was also included on the Cork minor football team.

By 1982 Mulcahy had joined the Cork under-21 hurling team, however, he failed to make the starting fifteen. In spite of this he won a Munster medal when came on as a substitute in the 1–14 to 1–4 provincial decider defeat of Limerick. On 12 September 1982 Cork faced Galway in the All-Ireland decider, however, Mulcahy started the game on the bench before being introduced as a substitute. Cork came from behind in the closing stages to win by a single point scored from long range by Kevin Hennessy. The 0–12 to 0–11 victory gave Mulcahy an All-Ireland medal.

Senior

Mulcahy made his senior hurling championship debut for Cork on 26 June 1983 when he came on as a substitute in a 1–14 to 1–12 Munster semi-final replay defeat of Limerick. He was added to the starting fifteen at right corner-forward for the subsequent provincial decider against Waterford. Mulcahy scored a point and collected his first Munster medal following a huge 3–22 to 0–12 victory.^[7] The All-Ireland final on 4 September 1983 was a replay of the previous year with Cork hoping to avenge the defeat by Kilkenny. Billy Fitzpatrick was the star with ten points, giving Kilkenny a 2–14 to 1–9 lead with seventeen minutes left, however, they failed to score for the remainder of the game. A stunning comeback by Cork just fell short and Mulchay's side were defeated by 2–14 to 2–12.

Cork were the dominant force in Munster once again in 1984, with Mulcahy winning a second successive Munster medal following a memorable 4–15 to 3–14 defeat of Tipperary in the provincial showpiece.^[8] The subsequent All-Ireland final on 2 September 1984, played at Semple Stadium in Thurles, saw Cork take on Offaly for the first time ever in championship history. The centenary-year final failed to live up to expectations and Cork recorded a relatively easy 3–16 to 1–12 victory. It was Mulcahy's first All-Ireland medal while he also had the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup. He was later honoured with an All-Star.

In 1985 Mulcahy added a third successive Munster medal to his collection as Cork defeated Tipperary by 4–17 to 4–11 in the provincial decider once again.

Cork made it five-in-a-row in Munster in 1986 as they defeated Clare by 2–18 to 3–12 to take the provincial title. It was Mulcahy's fourth successive Munster medal. This victory paved the way for an All-Ireland final meeting with Galway on 7 September 1986. The men from the west were the red-hot favourites against a Cork team in decline, however, on the day a different story unfolded. Four Cork goals, one from John Fenton, two from Mulcahy and one from Kevin Hennessy, stymied the Galway attack and helped the Rebels to a 4–13 to 2–15 victory. It was Mulcahy's second All-Ireland medal while a second All-Star quickly followed.

After two lackluster championship campaigns by Cork in 1987 and 1988, Mulcahy was dropped from the team in 1989. Glen Rovers's club success at the end of that year paved the way for a return to the Cork team when the club nominated Mulcahy for the county captaincy in 1990. An injury resulted in him missing Cork's successful provincial campaign, however, he made his first championship appearance in over two years in Cork's All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Antrim. 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 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.^[9] As well as winning a third All-Ireland medal Mulcahy also had the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Cork surrendered their titles in 1991, however, Mulcahy claimed his fifth Munster medal in 1992 following a 1–22 to 3–11 of Limerick. On 6 September 1992 Cork faced Kilkenny 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 D. J. Carey penalty which gave Kilkenny a 3–10 to 1–12 victory.

Mulcahy won a National Hurling League in 1993 following a 3–11 to 1–12 defeat of Wexford. He was later dropped form Cork's championship panel.

In 1994 Mulcahy returned to the Cork starting fifteen at centre-forward. A 4–14 to 4–11 Munsterquarter-final defeat on 5 June 1994 brought the curtain down on his inter-county career.

Inter-provincial

Mulcahy was first picked for the Munster inter-provincial team in 1984, however, he started the game on the bench. After being introduced as a substitute for Cork teammate Kevin Hennessy, Mulcahy went on to claim his first Railway Cup medal following a 2–9 to 1–18 defeat of arch rivals Leinster.

In 1985 Mulcahy was included on the starting fifteen as part of an all Cork full-forward line. A narrow 3–6 to 1–11 defeat of Connacht gave Mulcahy a second Railway Cup medal.

Coaching career

Mulcahy cut his teeth as part of a management team when he served as a selector under Seán O'Gorman with the Cork under-21 team. In this capacity he helped steer the team to a Munster title in 2005 following a 4–8 to 0–13 defeat of Tipperary.^[10]

In late 2006 he was appointed manager of the Glen Rovers senior team. Initially for a two-year term, he was granted an extension of a third year. During his tenure the Glen Rovers threatened a long-overdue breakthrough by reaching three consecutive championship quarter-finals as well as losing the 2008 semi-final by four points to Sarsfields.^[11]

Mulcahy later took over as manager of the Lismore senior team in Waterford, however, he ended his tenure without any major success.^[12]

On a number of occasions Mulcahy has been tipped as a possible manager of the Cork senior team.^[13][14]

Media career

Immediately after his retirement from inter-county hurling, Mulcahy joined RTÉ as an analyst in 1995. He has been a frequent contributor to Gaelic games coverage on radio and television, most notably on The Sunday Game.^[15]

Honours

Player

North Monastery

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  Croke Cup (1): 1980


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  Harty Cup (1): 1980

Glen Rovers

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  Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1989 (c)

Cork

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  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1984, 1986, 1990 (c)


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  Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992
  


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  National Hurling League (1): 1992–93
  


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  All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1982
  


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  Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1982
  

Munster

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  Railway Cup (2): 1984, 1985

Selector

Cork

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  Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2005
  

Individual

Honours

• The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: No. 114


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  All-Star (2): 1984, 1986


• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Man of the Match (1): 1990

References

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   ^ Lawlor, Damian (21 January 2010). "Cork legend says hurling on the rocky road to ruin". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
   


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   ^ Breheny, Martin & Keyes, Colm (4 November 2009). "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 124–101". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
   


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   ^ Breheny, Martin (27 September 2013). "Rebel rousers: the 25 best Cork players of the past 25 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
   


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   ^ Hogan, Vincent (7 August 1999). "The Rebel messiah who found a Faithful cause". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
   


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   ^ Crowe, Dermot (12 October 2014). "Glen look to end 25 years of Cork championship hurt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
   


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   ^ Keyes, Dermot (24 July 2009). "Waterford suffer heavy defeat to rampant Cork". The Munster Express. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
   


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   ^ "Flashback: The Centenary Munster final". Hogan Stand website. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
   


9. 
   ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 September 2010). "Classic final: 1990: Cork 5–15 Galway 2–21". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
   


10. 
    ^ Larkin, Brendan (4 August 2005). "Hartnett goal seals Cork grand slam". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    


11. 
    ^ Foley, Cliona (9 October 2010). "Fabled Glens put dark days in past". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    


12. 
    ^ "Mulcahy to lead Lismore". Hogan Stand. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    


13. 
    ^ Moran, Seán (1 October 2002). "Cork in no hurry to appoint a new hurling manager". Irish Times. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    


14. 
    ^ "Cork begin the search for Allen's successor". Irish Times. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    


15. 
    ^ "Cunningham hopes lifted as Mulcahy opts out of race". Irish Independent. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
    

Tomás Mulcahy navigation boxes

Sporting positions Preceded by Ger Cunningham Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1990 Succeeded by Kieran McGuckin Preceded by Kieran McGuckin Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1990 Succeeded by Tony O'Sullivan Achievements Preceded by Bobby Ryan (Tipperary) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1990 Succeeded by Declan Carr (Tipperary) Awards Preceded by Nicky English (Tipperary) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Man of the Match 1990 Succeeded by Pat Fox (Tipperary) v t e Cork – 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (8th title) 1 G. Cunningham 2 M. McCarthy (c) 3 M. Boylan 4 J. Hodgins 5 B. Cashman 6 K. O'Driscoll 7 C. O'Connor 8 K. Hennessy 9 D. Curtin 10 T. O'Sullivan 11 T. Coyne 12 D. Walsh 13 N. Brosnan 14 M. O'Sullivan 15 G. Motherway Subs used 18 P. Deasy for K. O'Driscoll 20 T. Mulcahy for G. Motherway 21 G. McCarthy for M. O'Sullivan Subs not used 16 M. Hennessy 17 P. Barry 19 D. Scanlon Selectors C. Cooney T. O'Mahony J. O'Grady N. Hurley T. Mullins v t e Cork – 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up 1 G. Cunningham 2 B. Murphy 3 D. O'Grady 4 D. Mac Curtain 5 P. Horgan 6 J. Crowley 7 T. Cashman 8 J. Buckley 9 J. Fenton 10 B. Óg Murphy 11 K. Hennessy 12 T. Crowley 13 T. Mulcahy 14 J. Barry-Murphy (c) 15 É. O'Donoghue Subs used 19 T. O'Sullivan for T. Mulcahy 20 S. O'Leary for B. Óg Murphy Subs not used 16 D. Cooney 17 J. Blake 18 F. Collins 21 P. Crowley 22 S. O'Gorman Coach J. Clifford Selectors F. Murphy J. Desmond J. O'Grady M. Malone D. Hurley Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1980-1989 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010. v t e Cork – 1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (25th title) 1 G. Cunningham 2 D. Mulcahy 3 D. O'Grady 4 J. Hodgins 5 T. Cashman 6 J. Crowley 7 D. Mac Curtain 8 J. Fenton (c) 9 P. Hartnett 10 K. Hennessy 11 T. Crowley 12 T. O'Sullivan 13 T. Mulcahy 14 J. Barry-Murphy 15 S. O'Leary Subs not used 16 G. Power 17 J. Blake 18 P. Horgan 19 J. Buckley 20 D. Walsh 21 B. Óg Murphy 22 J. Hartnett Coaches J. McCarthy Fr. M. O'Brien Selectors J. Desmond D. Hurley T. Monaghan Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1980-1989 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010. v t e Cork – 1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (26th title) 1 G. Cunningham 2 D. Mulcahy 3 R. Browne 4 J. Crowley 5 P. Hartnett 6 T. Cashman (c) 7 D. Walsh 8 J. Fenton 9 J. Cashman 10 T. McCarthy 11 T. Mulcahy 12 T. O'Sullivan 13 G. Fitzgerald 14 J. Barry-Murphy 15 Kevin Hennessy Subs used 19 K. Kingston for J. Fenton Subs not used 16 F. O'Sullivan 17 J. O'Callaghan 18 C. Casey 20 J. Meyler 21 J. Fitzgibbon 22 S. McCarthy Coach J. Clifford Selectors J. Brohan O. O'Keeffe P. McDonnell D. O'Grady Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1980-1989 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010. v t e Cork – 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (27th title) 1 G. Cunningham 2 J. Considine 3 D. Walsh 4 S. O'Gorman 5 S. McCarthy 6 J. Cashman 7 K. McGuckin 8 B. O'Sullivan 9 T. McCarthy 10 G. FitzGerald 11 M. Foley 12 T. O’Sullivan 13 T. Mulcahy (c) 14 K. Hennessy 15 J. Fitzgibbon Subs used 18 D. Quirke for K. McGuckan 20 C. Casey for B. O'Sullivan Subs not used 16 T. Kingston 17 C. Connery 19 P. Buckley 21 M. Mullins 22 A. O’Sullivan Manager M. O’Brien Selectors L. Ó Tuama F. Murphy D. Hurley M. Coleman Trainer G. McCarthy Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1990-1999 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010. v t e Cork – 1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up 1 G. Cunningham 2 S. O'Gorman 3 D. Mulcahy 4 B. Corcoran 5 C. Casey 6 J. Cashman 7 D. Walsh 8 P. Buckley 9 S. McCarthy 10 T. McCarthy 11 T. Mulcahy 12 T. O'Sullivan 13 G. FitzGerald (c) 14 J. Fitzgibbon 15 K. Hennessy Subs used 18 P. Hartnett for D. Walsh 21 G. Manley for G. FitzGerald 20 M. Foley for P. Buckley Subs not used 16 T. Kingston 17 B. Murphy 19 B. Egan 22 B. O'Sullivan 23 K. McGuckin 24 T. Kelleher Manager M. O'Brien Trainer G. McCarthy Selectors M. Coleman F. Murphy D. Hurley D. Kelleher Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1990-1999 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010. v t e 1984 All-Star Hurling Team 1 G. Cunningham 2 P. Fitzmaurice 3 E. Coughlan 4 P. Fleury 5 J. Hennessy 6 J. Crowley 7 D. McCurtain 8 J. Fenton 9 J. Kelly 10 N. English 11 K. Brennan 12 P. Kelly 13 T. Mulcahy 14 Noel Lane 15 S. O'Leary v t e 1986 All-Star Hurling Team 1 G. Cunningham 2 D. Mulcahy 3 C. Hayes 4 S. Linnane 5 P. Finnerty 6 T. Keady 7 B. Ryan 8 J. Fenton 9 R. Power 10 T. O'Sullivan 11 T. Mulcahy 12 J. Cooney 13 D. Kilcoyne 14 J. B. Murphy 15 K. Hennessy v t e All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final – Man of the Match 1968: M. Roche 1969: T. Carroll 1972: E. Keher 1975: L. O'Brien 1976: G. McCarthy 1978: M. O'Doherty 1979: L. O'Brien 1980: M. Conneely 1981: E. Coughlan 1982: C. Heffernan 1983: B. Fitzpatrick 1984: J. Crowley 1985: P. Horan 1986: J. Crowley 1987: G. McInerney 1988: T. Keady 1989: N. English 1990: T. Mulcahy 1991: P. Fox 1992: P. O'Neill 1993: P. Kelly 1994: B. Whelahan 1995: S. McMahon 1996: L. Dunne 1997: J. O'Connor 1998: B. Whelahan 1999: B. Corcoran 2000: D. J. Carey 2001: T. Dunne 2002: H. Shefflin 2003: N. Hickey 2004: N. McCarthy 2005: B. O'Connor 2006: A. Fogarty 2007: E. Brennan 2008: B. Cody 2009: P. J. Ryan 2010: L. Corbett 2011: J. J. Delaney 2012 (draw): I. Tannian 2012 (replay): W. Walsh 2013 (draw): C. Ryan 2013 (replay): S. O'Donnell 2014 (draw): R. Hogan 2014 (replay): K. Joyce 2015: M. Fennelly 2016: S. Callanan 2017: D. Burke 2018: K. Hayes

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