Cian McCarthy (born 3 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Junior Championship club Passage.
[1] McCarthy joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, experiencing Cork Minor Championship success in 2007.
He scored one point from play in a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first Cork Senior Championship medal.
[6] Sarsfields failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by Midleton, however, McCarthy played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014.
McCarthy made his first championship appearance on 8 August 2010 when he was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 3-22 to 0-19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
[16] On 13 July 2014, McCarthy won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.