Rory McCarthy (born 4 September 1975) is a retired

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sportsperson. He played

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with his local club St Martin's and with the

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senior inter-county team. He played in the half-back line.

Early life

Rory McCarthy was born near

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in 1975. He was educated locally in Murrintown N.S. and from an early age he showed great skill at

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. McCarthy later attended St. Peter’s College, a virtual academy for young hurling and football talent. Here he won a Leinster Colleges’ medal in football at both senior and junior levels, an All-Ireland Colleges medal in football in 1993. While his early successes were in the game of

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it would be as a hurler that he would have much more success. Rory now works in Gorey Community School as a maths and Physical Education teacher.

Playing career

Club

McCarthy plays his club hurling and football with his local St Martin's club. He has experienced some success at underage levels and in 1999 he won his first,

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medal. He later went on to win another in 2008

References

External links

GAA Info ProfileHogan Stand Article
1975 births Living people People educated at St Peter's College, Wexford St Martin's (Wexford) hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers {{Wexford-hurling-bio-stub