Ger Cushe (born 3 March 1967 in

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) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played

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with his local club Naomh Éanna and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 1991 until 1999.

Playing career

Club

Cushe played his club hurling with his local Naomh Éanna club in

. He had some success with the club at underage level and in 1990 he captained the side to a Wexford intermediate hurling championship title.

Inter-county

In the mid 1980s Cushe joined the

minor hurling team. He won a Leinster title with his native-county in 1985, however, Wexford later lost the All-Ireland final to

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. Cushe later graduated onto Wexford's under-21 team where he won back-to-back Leinster titles in 1986 and 1987. Once again he was denied an All-Ireland medal, this time by

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. Cushe made his senior debut in the first round of the

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in 1990. Six years later in 1996 Cushe was the Wexford full-back when he won his first senior

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title. He subsequently claimed his first, and only, All-Ireland medal following a win over

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in an unexciting final. Cushe captured a second Leinster title in 1997, however, Wexford were later defeated by

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in the All-Ireland semi-final. The following years proved difficult as Wexford and Cushe faced a resurgent

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in the Leinster championship. He retired from inter-county hurling in 1999.

Post-playing career

In retirement from playing Cushe maintained a keen interest in the game. Shortly after his retirement in 1999 he became a selector with the Wexford team. During his tenure on the management team Wexford had little success and he stepped down in 2002.

References

Teams

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