| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gréacháin Ó Maolchathaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | 2 June 1990 Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Project engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007-present | Kilmallock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2008-2011 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009-present | Limerick | 62 (10-83) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:52, 23 July 2023. | |||
Graeme Mulcahy (born 2 June 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for club side Kilmallock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Mulcahy joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades. He made his senior championship debut as a seventeen-year-old during the 2007 championship.[ citation needed ]
On 3 October 2010, Mulcahy lined out in his first Limerick Senior Championship final. He scored 1-01 from play in the 1-16 to 1-12 defeat of divisional side Emmets. [1]
After surrendering their championship crown in 2011, Kilmallock reached the championship decider again on 7 October 2012. Mulcahy was held scoreless, however, his brother, Jake Mulcahy, scored a vital goal to secure a 1-15 to 0-15 victory over Adare. [2]
On 19 October 2014, Mulcahy captained Kilmallock to a third championship victory following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Na Piarsaigh. [3] He later won a Munster Championship medal, scoring six points from play, following a 1-32 to 3-18 extra-time defeat of Cratloe in the final. [4] On 17 March 2015, Mulcahy captained Kilmallock in their 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. [5]
Mulcahy first played for Limerick at minor level. He made his first appearance for the team on 23 June 2007 in a 3-21 to 0-12 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship. [6] Mulcahy was eligible for the minor grade again in 2008, however, Limerick's season ended with a 0-23 to 0-11 defeat by Cork.
Mulcahy subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. On 3 August 2011, he scored 2-01 from play when Limerick defeated Cork by 4-20 to 1-27 in the final of the Munster Championship. [7]
On 15 February 2009, Mulcahy made his senior debut as a substitute in a National League defeat by Kilkenny at Nowlan Park. [8] Later that season he made his first championship appearance in a 0-25 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the Munster Championship. [9]
Mulcahy claimed his first silverware at senior level on 30 April 2011 when Limerick won the National League Division 2 title after a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final at Cusack Park. [10]
On 14 July 2013, Mulcahy was at right corner-forward in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork in the Munster final. [11] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star award. [12]
On 19 August 2018, Mulcahy scored 1-02 from play when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. [13] Later that day he was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year. [14] Mulcahy ended the season by winning an All-Star Award. [15] [16]
On 31 March 2019, Mulcahy was selected at left corner-forward for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal after scoring three points from play in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. [17] On 30 June 2019, Mulcahy won his first Munster Championship medal in six years after scoring two points from full-forward in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final. [18] He ended the year by receiving his second successive All-Star nomination. [19]
Mulcahy was selected for the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time on 17 February 2013. He later won a Railway Cup medal following a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of Connacht. [20] Mulcahy was also selected for the Munster team in 2014. [21]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2009 | Division 1 | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2-07 | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 9 | 2-11 | ||
| 2011 | Division 2 | 4 | 1-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 1-04 | 7 | 2-06 | |
| 2012 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-14 | 1 | 1-02 | 4 | 2-11 | 11 | 3-27 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1-11 | 2 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-01 | 9 | 1-14 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 3-05 | 2 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-05 | 9 | 3-14 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 0-04 | 2 | 1-03 | 2 | 0-04 | 5 | 1-11 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 2-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-00 | 9 | 3-04 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 1-06 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 1-06 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 2-04 | 4 | 1-06 | 4 | 2-10 | 11 | 5-20 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 6 | 1-07 | 5 | 1-09 | 1 | 0-02 | 12 | 2-18 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0-07 | 3 | 0-08 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-15 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-03 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0-05 | 5 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-06 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 8 | 0-03 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-04 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 13-81 | 35 | 4-42 | 27 | 6-40 | 135 | 23-163 | ||
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