Carlow county hurling team

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Carlow
Sport: Hurling
Irish:Ceatharlach
Nickname(s):The Barrowsiders [1]
County board: Carlow GAA
Manager: Tom Mullally
Home venue(s): Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Recent competitive record
Last championship title:2023
Current NHL Division:1B (4th in 2025)
Last league title:None
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The Carlow county hurling team represents Carlow in hurling and is governed by Carlow GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League.[ citation needed ]

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Carlow's home ground is Dr Cullen Park, Carlow. The team's manager is Tom Mullally.

History

Carlow have won three Christy Ring Championships. After losing the 2006 final to Antrim at Croke Park, they beat Westmeath in a classic final (after extra time) by 3–22 to 4–16 in 2008. This was their first "Division 2" win since 1992 and their first in the re-arranged All-Ireland structure which saw four divisions in hurling from 2009.

They repeated the feat the following year, defeating Down at Croke Park to win a two in a row and earn automatic promotion to tier one for 2010. They played at this level until 2016 which saw them relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. The very next year, however, they won the 2017 Christy Ring Cup for a record equalling third time, gaining promotion to the top tier of hurling once again.

Carlow's last appearance in a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final was in 1993, when Kilkenny defeated them by 18 points.

Colm Bonnar left as manager in November 2020. Tom Mullally succeeded him, from January 2021. [2] [3]

On 11 May 2024 Carlow achieved an historic 1-20 – 1-20 draw with Kilkenny in the third round of the Leinster senior hurling championship. [4] On 2 February 2025 Carlow recorded a first even senior hurling competitive victory over Waterford during their NHL 1B second round matchup at Netwatch Cullen Park. [5]

Panel

Management team

Management team confirmed on 3 February 2021: [6]

Players

Notable players

Records

Top scorers

Martin Kavanagh

Honours

National

Provincial

References

  1. "Team news: Carlow boss Carew rings changes ahead of derby". Hogan Stand. 29 May 2021. The Barrowsiders scored a 16-point victory over Waterford two weeks ago and return to duty this weekend with a host of changes to their team-sheet.
  2. "Kilkenny native Mullally takes the reins in Carlow". RTÉ. 22 January 2021.
  3. "Kilkenny native and Mount Leinster Rangers mastermind named Carlow hurling manager". The42.ie. 22 January 2021.
  4. "Leinster SHC: Courageous Carlow draw with Kilkenny". GAA. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. "History for Carlow as they down the Déise". RTE. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. "Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Paddy Mullally part of his brother Tom's Carlow backroom team". Hogan Stand. 3 February 2021.
  7. "Johnny Nevin's amazing record". Hogan Stand. 8 August 2003.
  8. Doyle and Nolan goals help Carlow see off Westmeath to claim McDonagh Cup The42.ie
  9. "Carlow find something extra to foil three-in-a-row bid". The Irish Times . 4 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. "Carlow retain Christy Ring Cup". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  11. "Carlow too strong for Antrim as Christy Ring Cup final produces nine-goal thriller". Irish Independent . 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.