Garvan McCarthy (born 3 September 1980) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Sarsfields and was also a member of the

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. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

McCarthy first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Sarsfields club before eventually joining the club's senior team. He was a member of the club's extended panel when Sarsfields won County Senior Championship titles in 2008 and 2010. McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the

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team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1998. He was drafted onto the

in 2004 and was a non-playing substitute when Cork beat

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in the 2004 All-Ireland final. McCarthy was released from the panel during the 2005 season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Sarsfields *

Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

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;Cork *

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

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* All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship:

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* Munster Minor Hurling Championship:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Garvan 1978 births Living people Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Irish carpenters