| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Cormac O'Brien | |
| Irish: | Cormac Ó Briain |
| Occupation: | Student |
| County: | Cork |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Newtownshandrum |
| Clyears: | 2019-present |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Colleges: | University College Cork |
| Colyears: | 2020-present |
| Fitz: | 0 |
| Counties: | Cork |
| Icposition: | Right wing-back |
| Icyears: | 2021- |
| Icapps(Points): | 0 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 0 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 23:10, 5 June 2021 |
| Birth Date: | 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Ireland |
Cormac O'Brien (born 2001), is an Irish hurler who plays as a defender for club side Newtownshandrum and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
O'Brien first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Newtownshandrum club before joining the club's senior team in 2019.[1] As a schoolboy at CBS Charleville he also lined out in various hurling competitions including the Harty Cup. O'Brien first appeared on the inter-county scene as a half back on the Cork under-17 team that won the one-off All-Ireland Under-17 Championship in 2017.[2] A year with the Cork minor team followed before he won consecutive All-Ireland Under-20 Championships in 2020 and as team captain in 2021.[3] [4] O'Brien joined the Cork senior hurling team as a member of the extended training panel in 2021 and made his debut in the National League against Limerick.[5]
2017