| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Darragh Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 2005 Toomevara County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2023-present | Toomevara | 11 (5-97) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2024-present | University of Limerick | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2024-present | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:41, 15 December 2024. | |||
Darragh McCarthy (born 2005) [1] [ failed verification ] is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Toomevara and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.
McCarthy played as a student at St Joseph's CBS Nenagh and captained the school's senior team to their maiden Harty Cup title in 2024. [2] McCarthy later studied at University of Limerick and also won a Freshers 1 League title in 2024. [3]
At club level, McCarthy first played for Toomevara at juvenile and underage levels. He won consecutive North Tipperary U19AHC titles in 2023 and 2024. [4] [5] McCarthy also joined the club's senior team in 2023 and was the overall top scorer when Toomevara were beaten in the 2024 SHC final. [6]
McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Tipperary at the age of 17 as a member of the minor team that won the All-Ireland MHC title after a defeat of Offaly in 2022. [7] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team and was an All-Ireland U20HC runner-up in 2024. [8] McCarthy's performances at school and inter-county underage levels resulted in a call-up to the senior team's training panel in mid-December 2024. [9] [10]
On 26 January 2025, he made his senior debut for Tipperary, scoring 1-6 in a 3-25 to 2-16 win against Galway in the opening round of the 2025 National Hurling League. [11]
| Team | Year | Tipperary SHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Toomevara | 2023 | 5 | 2-35 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3-62 | |
| Career total | 11 | 5-97 | |
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Tipperary (MH) | 2022 | — | 4 | 1-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 6 | 1-05 | ||
| Total | — | 4 | 1-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 6 | 1-05 | |||
| Tipperary (U20) | 2023 | — | 4 | 0-03 | — | 4 | 0-03 | |||
| 2024 | — | 5 | 1-38 | 1 | 1-05 | 6 | 2-43 | |||
| Total | — | 9 | 1-41 | 1 | 1-05 | 10 | 2-46 | |||
| Tipperary | 2024 | Division 1B | 3 | 2-22 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 3 | 2-22 | |
| Total | 3 | 2-22 | — | — | 3 | 2-22 | ||||
| Career total | 3 | 2-22 | 13 | 2-45 | 3 | 1-06 | 19 | 5-73 | ||