Michael Byrne (hurler)

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Michael Byrne
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Ó Broin
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1978 (age 4647)
Killeagh,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Occupation Plasterer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Killeagh
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2004
Cork 1 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Michael Byrne (born 1978) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played for Killeagh and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

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Career

At club level, Byrne first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Killeagh, before progressing to adult level. He was part of the Killeagh team that beat Mallow by 3-09 to 2-08 to win the Cork IHC title in 2001. [1]

Byrne never played underage hurling for Cork at inter-county level, but was drafted onto the senior team in May 2003. [2] He ended the season with a Munster SHC medal. Byrne made his debut in a National Hurling League game against Limerick in February 2004. [3] He was an unused substitute when Cork beat Kilkenny by 0-17 to 0-09 in the 2004 All-Ireland final. [4]

Honours

Killeagh
Cork

References

  1. "Classic county hurling finals: Killeagh didn't look back after 1995 junior victory". Echo Live. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. "New trio in Rebel panel". Evening Echo. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. "Rousing Rebels run Limerick to ground". Irish Independent. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. "Killeagh turn giant killers against Blackrock as Barr's win a thriller". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2025.