| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Broin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Killeagh, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killeagh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (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.
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]