Cormac O'Brien (hurler)
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Cormac O'Brien (born 2001), is an Irish hurler who plays as a defender for club side
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and at inter-county level with the
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Career

O'Brien first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the
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club before joining the club's
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team in
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. As a schoolboy at CBS Charleville he also lined out in various hurling competitions including the
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. O'Brien first appeared on the inter-county scene as a half back on the Cork under-17 team that won the one-off All-Ireland Under-17 Championship in 2017. A year with the Cork minor team followed before he won consecutive All-Ireland Under-20 Championships in 2020 and as
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in 2021. O'Brien joined the
Cork senior hurling team The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions: the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...
as a member of the extended training panel in 2021 and made his debut in the
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against
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Honours

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
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All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...
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Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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All-Ireland Under-17 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-17 Championship is a once-off special hurling championship for male players under the age of 17. Organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the championship will be awarded for the first and only time in ...
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Munster Under-17 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-17 Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players under the age of 17 and is organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The championship will be awarded on an annu ...
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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...


References

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