Cathal Cormack

Irish hurler

Cathal Cormack
Personal information
Irish name	Cathal Mac Cormaic
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	1995 Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Senior associate
Club(s)
Years	Club
2013-present	Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2014-2018	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2016; 2023-	Cork	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 20:45, 3 February 2022.

Cathal Cormack (born 1995) is an Irish hurler. At the club level he plays with Blackrock, while he is also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Cormack first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club, while also playing as a schoolboy with St. Francis College in Rochestown. His underage career began with three successive Cork MHC titles.^[1] He was still eligible for the minor grade when he won the first of three Cork PU21HC titles.^[2]^[3] By this stage, Cormack had joined the Blackrock senior team. He was joint-captain of the team that won the Cork PSHC title after a defeat of Glen Rovers in the 2020 final.^[4]

Cormack first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Cork minor hurling team in 2013.^[5] He later lined out with the under-21 team in 2016.^[6] Cormack was also drafted onto the senior team for that year's National League as a member of the extended panel.^[7] After a number of years away from the team, he was recalled under new manager Pat Ryan in advance of the 2023 season.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 31 July 2021

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2016	Division 1A	0	0-00	—		—		0	0-00
	2017		—		—		—		—
	2018		—		—		—		—
	2019		—		—		—		—
	2020		—		—		—		—
	2021		—		—		—		—
	2022		—		—		—		—
	2023		0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
Career total			0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00

Honours

Blackrock

Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship: 2020 (jc)
Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2012, 2014, 2015
Cork Minor Hurling Championship: 2011, 2012, 2013

Cork

Munster Senior Hurling League: 2023

References

^ "Four-goal Rockies retain crown". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^ "Ryan goals keep resurgent Rockies on roll". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
^ "Brilliant Blackrock sweep aside anxious Duhallow". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ Fogarty, John (4 October 2020). "Alan Connolly leads the charge as Blackrock secure first Cork title in 18 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 June 2013). "Foran strikes the killer blow for Déise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ Moynihan, Michael (28 June 2016). "All-Ireland holders Limerick overrun Cork U21s". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ Fogarty, John (25 January 2016). "Kieran Kingston hands Cork recall for trio". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "A football recruit for Cork, new faces in squad, and the All-Ireland title drought". The 42. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.