Pauric Mahony (born 11 May 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Waterford Senior Championship club

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and was previously the

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of the Waterford senior hurling team before announcing his retirement from inter-county hurling in 2023.

Playing career

De La Salle College

Mahony first came to prominence as a hurler with De La Salle College in

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. He played in every grade before eventually joining the college's senior team. On 8 March 2008, he was just 15-years-old when he won a Harty Cup medal after lining out at left corner-forward in a 1-11 to 0-07 defeat of Thurles CBS in the final. On 19 April 2008, Mahony again lined out at left corner-forward when De La Salle College again faced Thurles CBS in the

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. He top-scored with 1-03 from play and claimed a winners' medal following the 2-09 to 2-08 replay victory.

Waterford Institute of Technology

Mahony studied at the

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and joined the senior hurling team in his second year at the institute. On 1 March 2014, he scored 0-04 from frees when he lined out at centre forward when Waterford IT defeated the

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by 0-17 to 0-12 to win the

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. On 1 March 2015, Mahony was selected at centre-forward when Waterford IT faced the

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in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He top scored with 0-08 in 0-21 to 3-12 draw. Mahony was again at centre-forward for the replay on 11 March 2015 but ended the game in the losing side after a 2-18 to 1-14 defeat.

Ballygunner

Minor and under-21

Mahony joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 30 September 2007, he was at left wing-back when Ballygunner faced

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in the Waterford Minor A Championship final. Mahony was substituted before the end of the game but collected a winners' medal after the 3-24 to 2-09 victory. On 8 November 2009, Mahony lined out in a second Minor A Championship final when he was selected at centre-forward against a Dunhill-

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amalgamation. He top scored with 0-10, including seven points from placed balls, and claimed a second winners' medal after the 2-17 to 0-10 victory. Mahony played in a third Minor A Championship final in four years on 3 October 2010. Lining out at left corner-forward against De La Salle, he scored 0-09 overall and won a third championship medal after the 2-12 to 2-09 victory. It was his last game in the minor grade. Mahony was still eligible for the minor grade when he was selected for the Ballygunner under-21 team. On 6 December 2009, he lined out at right wing-forward in the Under-21 A Championship final against Dungarvan. Mahony scored two points from play and claimed his first winners' medal in the grade after a 1-07 to 1-06 victory. On 29 August 2010, Mahony lined out at centre-forward in a second successive Under-21 A Championship final. He scored two points from play and claimed a second successive winners' medal after a second successive 2-18 to 1-11 defeat of Dungarvan. Mahony was appointed captain of the Ballygunner under-21 team for the 2011 season and lined out in a third successive Under-21 A Championship final on 20 November 2011. He scored 0-08, including five frees, from centre-forward and collected a third successive under-21 championship medal after the 4-23 to 0-10 defeat of

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. On 17 November 2012, Mahony lined out in a fourth successive Under-21 A Championship final. He top scored with 1-11, including 0-10 from frees, and collected a fourth and final winners' medal after the 1-13 to 0-15 defeat of St. Carthage's.

Senior

After several impressive displays for the Ballygunner intermediate team, Mahony was drafted onto the club's senior team and immediately broke onto the starting fifteen during the 2009 Waterford Championship. On 11 October 2009, he was just 17-years-old when he lined out in his first senior final. Lismore were the opponents, however, the game ended in a 4-12 to 2-18 draw. The replay a week later saw Mahony claim his first winners' medal following a 1-17 to 0-19 victory. On 29 November 2009, he lined out at left wing-forward when Ballygunner suffered a 2-11 to 0-09 defeat by

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in the Munster final. Mahony lined out in his second

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on 24 October 2010, with Ballygunner hoping to retain the title for the first time in 12 years. He ended on the losing side following a 3-13 to 1-11 defeat by De La Salle. Ballygunner qualified for a third successive

on 16 October 2011, with Mahony lining out at full-forward. He top-scored with 0-11 and collected a second winners' medal following a 1-19 to 0-06 defeat of

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. Four final appearances in succession proved beyond Ballygunner, however, the club reached a fourth

in five seasons on 13 October 2013. Mahony scored 1-07 but ended on the losing side for the second time in his career following a 3-16 to 3-13 defeat by first-time champions

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. Mahony made his fifth

appearance with Ballygunner on 5 October 2014. Ballygunner defeated Mount Sion by 2-16 to 0-09, with Mahony collecting a third winners' medal after top-scoring with 0-10. On 18 October 2015, Mahony won a fourth Waterford Senior Championship medal following a 0-16 to 0-12 defeat of Tallow in the

. He later lined out in a second Munster final on 19 November 2015. Mahony scored two points but ended the game on the losing following a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat by

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. On 23 October 2016, Mahony lined out in a fourth successive

and his seventh overall. He collected a fifth winners' medal at the end of the game after scoring 1-11 during the 4-20 to 1-12 defeat of Passage. On 22 October 2017, Mahony won a sixth Waterford Senior Championship medal as joint-captain when Ballygunner defeated De La Salle by 2-18 to 0-16 in the

. On 19 November 2017, he lined out in a third Munster final, however, he ended on the losing side once again following a 3-15 to 2-10 defeat by Na Piarsaigh. Mahony won a seventh Waterford Senior Championship title on 7 October 2018 when Ballygunner defeated Abbeyside by 2-19 to 0-13 to secure a fifth successive title. He was again at left wing-forward on 18 November 2018 when Ballygunner defeated Na Piarsaigh by 2-14 to 2-08 to win the

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. On 13 October 2019, Mahony lined out at centre-forward when Ballygunner faced De La Salle in the

. He top-scored with 0-122, including six frees, and collected an eighth winners' medal overall following the 1-24 to 1-15 victory.

Waterford

Minor and under-21

Mahony first played for

as a member of the minor team during the 2009 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 29 April 2009 when he scored three points from left wing-forward in a 1-12 to 0-14 defeat by Clare. On 12 July 2009, Mahony was switched to right wing-forward for the Munster final against

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. He scored two points from play and claimed a winners' medal after the 0-18 to 1-13 victory. Mahony was once again eligible for the minor grade the following year and lined out in a second successive Munster final on 11 July 2010. He scored four points from frees but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-16 to 1-11 defeat by Clare. Mahony progressed onto the Waterford under-21 team in advance of the 2011 Munster Championship. He made his debut in that grade on 1 June 2011 when he lined out at centre-forward and scored six points from frees in a 4-12 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary. His three-year tenure with the under-21 team ended without a single victory.

Senior

Mahony was added to the Waterford senior panel prior to the start of the 2011 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 13 February 2011 when he scored two points in a 3-16 to 2-19 defeat by

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. On 12 June 2011, Mahony made his

debut when he scored 0-07 in a 3-15 to 3-14 defeat of

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. He was again at left wing-forward when Waterford lost the Munster final to Tipperary by 7-19 to 0-19 on 10 July 2011. Mahony ended his debut season by being nominated for a GAA/GPA All-Star. On 15 July 2012, Mahony lined out in a second successive Munster final when Waterford faced Tipperary for the second year in-a-row. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side after the 2-17 to 0-16 defeat. On 3 May 2015, Mahony won a

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medal after top-scoring with 0-11 from centre-forward in Waterford's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat of

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in the

. Six days later, Mahony broke his leg in a club match and was ruled out for the rest of the season. On 1 May 2016, Mahony was introduced as an 88th-minute substitute for Michael Walsh when Waterford drew 0-22 apiece with Clare in the National League final. He was an unused substitute for the replay, which Waterford lost by 1-23 to 2-19. On 10 July 2016, Mahony lost the third Munster final of his career after top-scoring with 0-07 when Waterford suffered a 5-19 to 0-13 defeat by Tipperary. He ended the season by receiving his second GAA/GPA All-Star nomination. On 3 September 2017, Mahony lined out at centre-forward when Waterford faced

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in the

. He top scored with 0-11, including seven points from frees, but ended the game on the losing side following a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat. Mahony ended the championship as top scorer with 0-50, while he was later nominated for a third GAA/GPA All-Star. On 15 December 2019, it was announced that Mahony would captain the Waterford senior team for the 2020 season. He was later ruled out of the 2020 Championship after picking up a knee injury. In January 2023, Mahony announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Munster

On 19 February 2012, Mahony was selected for the

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inter-provincial team for the first time. He scored two points after coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for John Gardiner in the 3-14 to 1-16 defeat by

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in the semi-final of the

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Personal life

Mahony is nephew to former inter county hurler

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and current Waterford hurler

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. His brother Philip Mahony is currently also a panel member on the Waterford senior hurling team.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

Team

;De La Salle College * All-Ireland Senior Colleges' Hurling Championship (1): 2008 * Munster Senior Colleges' Hurling Championship (1): 2008 ;Waterford Institute of Technology *

(1): 2014 ;Ballygunner *

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*Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championship (4): 2009, 2010, 2011 (c), 2012 *Waterford Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2007, 2009, 2010 ;Waterford *

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Individual

*Waterford Young Hurler of The Year (1): 2010

References

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