Micheál Mullins Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Micheál Mullins
Irish:Micheál Ó Maoláin
Occupation:Electrician
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Whitechurch
Seandún
Clyears:2021-present
2021
Clapps(Points):
2 (0-03)
Clcounty:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left wing-back
Icyears:2024-
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:14:58, 11 February 2024
Birth Date:2003
Birth Place:Whitechurch
County Cork, Ireland

Micheál Mullins (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Whitechurch and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Mullins first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Whitechurch club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG in the Harty Cup.[1] Mullins has also earned selection to the Seandún divisional team.[2]

Mullins first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team beaten by Limerick in the 2020 Munster semi-final.[3] He immediately progressed onto the Cork under-20 team and won an All-Ireland U20HC title after coming on as a substitute in the 4–19 to 2–14 defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final.[4] Mullins captained the team to a second All-Ireland U20HC title in three seasons in his third and final year with the team in 2023.[5]

Mullins first played for the senior team during the 2024 National Hurling League.[6]

Personal life

His father, Mickey Mullins, was a member of the Cork panel when they won the All-Ireland SHC title in 1990.[7]

Honours

Cork

2021, 2023 (c)

2021, 2023 (c)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your complete guide to the four Cork schools in the Harty Cup. Echo Live. 9 November 2021. 26 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Seandún hurlers impress with a 10-point victory over Muskerry. Echo Live. 21 July 2021. 26 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Cork minor hurlers fail to fire as Limerick power into Munster final. 12 December 2020. Echo Live. 10 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title. 18 August 2021. RTE Sport. 19 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Cork v Offaly: All-Ireland U20 hurling glory for Rebels. 4 June 2023. Echo Live. 5 June 2023.
  6. Web site: 'We got the scoreboard working and they didn't. That was the difference' says Clare boss Brian Lohan. 5 February 2024. Irish Examiner. 11 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Cork v Offaly U20: Captain Micheál Mullins keen to help Rebels boot on. 19 June 2023. Echo Live. 5 July 2023.