Liam Cahill

For the journalist, see Liam Cahill (journalist).

Liam Cahill

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Cathail
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-forward
Born	(1977-10-13) 13 October 1977 (age 46) Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballingarry Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
Tipperary titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1996–2007	Tipperary	25 (5-25)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NHL	2
All Stars	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:53, 4 September 2016.

Liam Cahill (born 13 October 1977) is an Irish hurling manager, former selector and player. He has been manager of the Tipperary county team since 18 July 2022.

Playing career

College

Cahill first came to prominence as a hurler with Scoil Ruáin in Killenaule. In 1992 he was a member of the school's junior hurling team that won the All-Ireland Vocational Championship after a 3-04 to 2-04 defeat of St Colman’s Vocational School from Gort.^{[ citation needed ]}

Club

Cahill joined the Ballingarry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success in the minor grade, winning back-to-back championship medals in 1994 and 1995. As a member of the Ballingarry senior hurling team, Cahill won South Tipperary Championship medals in 1996, 1998 and 2001. Cahill transferred to the Thurles Sarsfields club in 2007. ^[1]

On 18 October 2009, Cahill was at right wing-back when Thurles Sarsfields defeated Drom-Inch by 0-14 to 0-05 to win the Tipperary Senior Championship. ^[2]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Cahill first played at inter-county level when he joined the Tipperary minor hurling team as a fifteen-year old. After scoring 1-04 on his debut against Limerick on 7 April 1993, he later won a Munster Championship medal following a 1-12 to 1-09 defeat of Cork in the final.

After surrendering the championship title the following year, Cahill was appointed captain of the team for Tipperary's unsuccessful championship campaign in 1995.

Cahill subsequently joined the Tipperary under-21 team. After making his first appearance in that grade on 19 June 1996 in a 0-16 to 0-10 defeat of Limerick, he played for three unsuccessful seasons.

Senior

Cahill made his senior debut for Tipperary on 18 February 1996, replacing Aidan Ryan in a National Hurling League defeat of Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn. On 2 June 1996, he made his first Munster Championship appearance and scored 1-02 in a three-point defeat of Waterford. Cahill finished the championship with 3-10 and was named in the right corner-forward position on the All-Star team.

On 14 September 1997, Cahill came on as a substitute for Michael Cleary in Tipperary's 0-20 to 2-13 All-Ireland final defeat by Clare at Croke Park. ^[3]

On 16 May 1999, Cahill collected his first silverware at senior level when he won a National Hurling League medal after a 1-14 to 1-10 defeat of Galway in the final.

On 6 May 2001, Cahill won a second National League medal in three years. He was held scoreless and substituted in the 52nd minute in the 1-19 to 0-17 defeat of Clare. ^[4] Later that season he won a Munster Championship medal after scoring a point in Tipperary's 2-16 to 1-17 defeat of Limerick in the final. ^[5] On 9 September 2001, Cahill was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary won the All-Ireland title for the first time in a decade after a 2-18 to 2-15 defeat of Galway in the final. ^[6]

After being a regular player for Tipperary during the 2003 National League, Cahill subsequently fell out of favour with the management after a poor performance against Clare in the Munster Championship. He left the panel in July 2003. ^[7]

Cahill returned to the Tipperary senior panel under Babs Keating during the 2007 National League. ^[8] Later that season he made his first championship start in four years in a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat of Offaly. ^[9] Cahill left the panel after Tipperary's exit from the championship.

Management and coaching career

Tipperary

Minor

Cahill first became involved in inter-county management as a selector on Declan Ryan's Tipperary minor hurling management team in 2007. After helping guide the team to the Munster Championship title after a defeat of Cork, Tipperary later beat Cork for a second time that season in the subsequent All-Ireland final. ^{[10] [11]}

Cahill's second and final season as a selector with the Tipperary minor team ended with defeats by Cork and Kilkenny. ^[12]

In September 2013, Cahill returned to inter-county management when he was appointed manager of the Tipperary minor team. ^[13] His first season in charge ended with a 1-23 to 0-12 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship. ^[14]

Cahill's second season as manager saw him guide Tipperary to the Munster Championship title after a three-point defeat of Limerick. ^[15] On 6 September 2015, Tipperary suffered a 4-13 to 1-16 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final. ^[16]

Cahill remained as manager of the team for a third season in 2016 and guided the team to a second successive Munster Championship title after a 1-24 o 0-10 defeat of Limerick. ^[17] On 4 September 2016, Cahill's minor team won the All-Ireland title after a 1-21 to 0-17 defeat of Limerick in the final. ^[18]

Cahill's four-year tenure as Tipperary minor hurling manager ended with a three-point defeat by Cork in 2017. ^[19]

Under-21 and under-20

Cahill was appointed manager of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team in November 2017. ^[20] After being heavily defeated by Cork in the Munster Championship final, Cahill guided Tipperary to an All-Ireland final appearance against the same opposition on 26 August 2018. ^[21] An injury-time goal from Conor Stakelum secured a 3-13 to 1-16 victory. ^[22]

As a result of the under-21 success, Cahill refused to rule himself out of the running for the vacant Tipperary senior hurling manager post stating: "The Tipp senior job never really came into my mind to be honest, but I’m absolutely honoured to be linked to it. We'll see." ^[23] In spite of this, he remained with the underage set-up, becoming the Tipperary under-20 manager. On 23 July 2019, Cahill guided Tipperary to the inaugural Munster Championship title following a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat of Cork in the final. ^[24] Both sides met again in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, with Tipperary recording a 5-17 to 1-18 victory and a third successive championship defeat of Cork. ^[25]

Waterford

Cahill was ratified as manager of the Waterford senior hurling team on 30 September 2019. ^[26] His first major action as manager saw him drop Noel Connors and Maurice Shanahan from the panel. ^[27] This was later followed by the retirement of Michael "Brick" Walsh. ^[28] In August 2021, Cahill confirmed that he would be staying on as manager of the Waterford senior team for at least another year, after turning down the opportunity to manage the Tipperary hurling team. ^[29]

On 2 April 2022, Waterford won the 2022 National Hurling League after a 4-20 to 1-23 win against Cork in the final. ^{[30] [31]}

On 15 July 2022, Cahill stepped down as Waterford manager after three years in charge, after opting against taking a fourth year. ^[32]

Tipperary

2023 Season

On 18 July 2022, Cahill was named as the new manager of the Tipperary county hurling team on a three year term, replacing Colm Bonnar. ^{[33] [34] [35]} In 2023 he was assisted by coach Michael Bevans and selectors Pádraic Maher, Declan Laffan and TJ Ryan. ^{[36] [37] [38]}

2024 Season

In the 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Tipperary lost by eighteen points to Limerick in round 1 before drawing with Waterford a week later in Walsh Park. ^{[39] [40]} In round 3 they lost to Cork by eighteen points on a 4-30 to 1-21 scoreline which eliminated Tipperary from the Munster and All-Ireland Championships. ^[41] In their final game on 26 May they lost to Clare by three points. ^[42]

Career statistics

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Tipperary	1995-96	Division 1	5	0-02	4	3-10	—		9	3-12
	1997		8	2-13	2	0-02	3	1-02	13	3-17
	1998	Division 1A	5	2-06	1	0-03	—		6	2-09
	1999	Division 1B	8	2-14	3	1-05	—		11	3-19
	2000		4	2-04	3	0-01	1	0-00	8	2-05
	2001		8	1-22	1	0-01	1	0-00	10	1-23
	2002		6	1-08	0	0-00	1	0-00	7	1-08
	2003		8	1-06	1	0-01	1	0-00	10	1-07
	2004		—		—		—		—
	2005		—		—		—		—
	2006		—		—		—		—
	2007		0	0-00	1	0-00	2	0-00	3	0-00
Total			52	11-75	16	4-23	9	1-02	77	16-100

Honours

As a player

Scoil Ruáin

• All-Ireland Vocational Schools Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1992

Ballingarry

• South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1996, 1998, 2001
• Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1994, 1995

Thurles Sarsfields

• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2009

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2001
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2001
• National Hurling League (2): 1999, 2001
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1993

Munster

• Railway Cup (1): 1997

Awards

• All Star Award (1): 1996

In management

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2019
• Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2019
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2007, 2016
• Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2019
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2007, 2015, 2016

Waterford

• National Hurling League (1): 2022

References

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28. Fogarty, John (15 October 2019). "Déise legend Michael 'Brick' Walsh ends inter-county career". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
29. "Liam Cahill confirms he's staying on as manager of Waterford hurlers". Irish Independent. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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32. "Liam Cahill steps down as Waterford manager". RTE Sport. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
33. "Liam Cahill appointed as new Tipperary manager on three-year term". RTE Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
34. "Liam Cahill announced as new Tipperary senior hurling manager on three-year term". The 42. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
35. "Cahill: We couldn't walk away from Tipp chance on this occasion". RTE Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
36. "Padraic Maher among Liam Cahill's selectors as he finalises Tipp backroom team". The 42. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
37. "Pádraic Maher named among Liam Cahill's selectors as new Tipp boss finalises management team". Irish Independent. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
38. "'The perfect link' - New boss Cahill hails Maher as he takes Tipperary selector role". The 42. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
39. "Munster SHC: Limerick cruise to emphatic victory". GAA.ie. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
40. "Waterford stunned as late Tipperary rally ties up Walsh Park thriller". RTE Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
41. "Connolly hat-trick inspires Cork to Tipperary trouncing". RTE Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
42. "Munster SHC: Clare overcome Tipp". GAA.ie. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

External links

• Liam Cahill profile at the Hogan Stand website