Luke O'Farrell (born 25 February 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club

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. He played for the

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for seven years, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner-forward.

Playing career

Midleton CBS

O'Farrell played in all grades of hurling with

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before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 12 March 2006, he scored a goal from full-forward when Midelton CBS defeated

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from

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by 2-08 to 0-12 to win the Harty Cup.

Midleton

O'Farrell joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 20 November 2011, he was at full-forward when Midleton defeated

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by 1-11 to 0-08 to win the Cork Under-21 Championship title for the first time in 22 years. O'Farrell was just 17-years-old when made his senior championship debut on 5 May 2007. He scored 1-01 in a 1-11 to 0-12 defeat of

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in the

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. On 3 November 2013, O'Farrell was at right wing-forward when Midleton faced Sarsfields in the final. He scored three points from play and collected a winners' medal after the 2-15 to 2-13 victory. O'Farrell was appointed captain of the Midleton team for the 2018 championship. On 14 October, he led the team to a 4-19 to 1-18 defeat by

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in the

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Cork

Minor and under-21

O'Farrell first played for Cork as a member of the minor team. He made his first appearance on 2 May 2007 when he scored three points from right wing-forward in Cork's 3-15 to 0-09 defeat of

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. On 8 July, O'Farrell was again at right corner-forward for Cork's 0-18 to 1-11 Munster Championship final defeat by

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. On 2 September, he again lined out at right corner-forward in the

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against Tipperary. O'Farrell scored a goal in the 3-14 to 2-11 defeat. O'Farrell was also eligible for the minor grade in 2008. On 13 July, he was an unused substitute for Cork's 0-19 to 0-18 Munster Championship final defeat of Tipperary. On 3 June 2009, O'Farrell made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team. He scored two points from play after being introduced as a 34th-minute substitute for

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in a 2-22 to 0-25 defeat by Tipperary in the

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. On 3 August 2011, O'Farrell, who was in his final year in the under-21 grade, lined out in the Munster Championship final. He scored 1-02 from play in the 4-20 to 1-27 extra-time defeat by

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. It was his last game for the Cork under-21 team.

Intermediate

O'Farrell was drafted onto the Cork intermediate team for the 2009 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 21 June when he scored 1-03 from full-forward in Cork's 2-15 to 1-14 defeat of

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. On 22 July, O'Farrell won a

medal after scoring three points in Cork's 5-24 to 3-09 defeat of

in the final. On 29 August, he scored 1-02 from full-forward in Cork's 2-23 to 0-16 defeat of Kilkenny in the

Senior

O'Farrell made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 21 March 2010. He was introduced as a half-time substitute in Cork's 3-17 to 2-20 draw with Waterford in the

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. On 2 May, O'Farrell was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 2-22 to 1-17 defeat by

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in the National League final. He made his first championship appearance on 17 July when he came on as a 65th-minute substitute for Kieran Murphy in Cork's 1-16 to 1-13 defeat by Waterford in the Munster Championship final replay. On 6 May 2012, O'Farrell lined out in his second National League final. He was held scoreless from right corner-forward in the 3-21 to 0-16 defeat by Kilkenny. O'Farrell lined out in his second Munster Championship final on 14 July 2013. He scored a point from play in Cork's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat by Limerick. On 8 September, O'Farrell lined out at right corner-forward against Clare in the

. He was held scoreless in the 3-16 to 0-25 draw. O'Farrell was again at right corner-forward for the replay on 28 September and was again held scoreless in the 5-16 to 3-16 defeat. On 3 May 2015, O'Farrell was introduced as a substitute for

Rob O'Shea Robert O'Shea (born 20 July 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. Born in Carrigaline, County Cork, O'Shea first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football whilst a pupil at Carrigaline Community Sc ...

in Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final. O'Farrell won a

medal on 9 July 2017 after coming on as a substitute for Darragh Fitzgibbon in the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

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Dr. Harty Cup The Dr Harty Cup, officially known as the Munster Colleges Senior A Hurling Championship, is an annual inter-schools hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-schools ...

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

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All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the secon ...

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Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship The Munster Hurling Intermediate Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1961 for the strong hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland. In some cases the teams consist of players ...

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Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...

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References

External links

Luke O'Farrell profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofarrell, Luke 1990 births Living people Midleton hurlers UCC hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers People educated at Midleton CBS Secondary School Alumni of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Alumni of University College Cork