Micheál Mullins

Irish hurler

Micheál Mullins
Personal information
Irish name Micheál Ó Maoláin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 2003
Whitechurch
County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
2021-present
2021
Whitechurch
Seandún

2 (0-03)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2024-
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Micheál Mullins (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Whitechurch and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Mullins first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Whitechurch club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG in the Harty Cup.[1] Mullins has also earned selection to the Seandún divisional team.[2]

Mullins first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team beaten by Limerick in the 2020 Munster semi-final.[3] He immediately progressed onto the Cork under-20 team and won an All-Ireland U20HC title after coming on as a substitute in the 4–19 to 2–14 defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final.[4] Mullins captained the team to a second All-Ireland U20HC title in three seasons in his third and final year with the team in 2023.[5]

Mullins first played for the senior team during the 2024 National Hurling League.[6]

Personal life

His father, Mickey Mullins, was a member of the Cork panel when they won the All-Ireland SHC title in 1990.[7]

Honours

Cork

References

  1. ^ "Your complete guide to the four Cork schools in the Harty Cup". Echo Live. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Seandún hurlers impress with a 10-point victory over Muskerry". Echo Live. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Cork minor hurlers fail to fire as Limerick power into Munster final". Echo Live. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels". Echo Live. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "'We got the scoreboard working and they didn't. That was the difference' says Clare boss Brian Lohan". Irish Examiner. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Cork v Offaly U20: Captain Micheál Mullins keen to help Rebels boot on". Echo Live. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
Micheál Mullins navigation boxes
Sporting positions
Preceded by Cork under-20 hurling team captain
2023
Succeeded by
Darragh O'Sullivan
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Final
winning captain

2023
Succeeded by
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Cork – 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Champions (13th title)
Subs used
23 B. Cunningham for D. Kearney
24 L. Horgan for R. Cotter
21 M. Mullins for D. Hogan
18 C. O'Donovan for K. Moynihan
20 C. McCarthy for S. Quirke
Subs not used
16 C. Long
17 P. O'Hanlon
19 C. O'Leary
22 S. Desmond
Extended panel
D. O'Leary
C. McCarthy
P. Cullinane
C. Hickey
P. O'Flynn
C. Griffin
S. Walsh
B. Keating
Manager
P. Ryan
Selectors
D. O'Mahony
B. Coleman
F. Condon
W. Sherlock
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Cork – 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Champions (14th title)
  • 1 B. Saunderson
  • 2 M. Howell
  • 3 S. Kingston
  • 4 D. O'Sullivan
  • 5 J. Dwyer
  • 6 B. O'Connor
  • 7 M. Mullins (c)
  • 8 T. O'Connell
  • 9 E. Downey
  • 10 W. Buckley
  • 11 B. Cunningham
  • 12 D. Healy
  • 13 R. O'Sullivan
  • 14 D. Cremin
  • 15 J. Leahy
Subs used
24 E. O'Leary for R. O'Sullivan
22 C. Walsh for J. Leahy
19 C. Doolan for J. Dwyer
23 B. Keating for E. Downey
Subs not used
16 P. O'Sullivan
17 S. Daly
18 T. Wilk
20 M. Finn
21 A. O'Sullivan
Manager
B. O'Connor
Selectors
A. Nash
R. Curran
T. McCarthy
G. O'Regan