Seánie McGrath

Seánie McGrath (born 10 June 1975) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.

He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.

On 12 November 1995, McGrath was at left wing-forward when Glen Rovers faced Ballincollig in the final of the Cork Under-21 Championship.

He subsequently joined the Glen Rovers junior team and won a City Division Championship on 23 September 2008 after a 2-13 to 0-10 defeat of Douglas in the final.

McGrath made his championship debut on 8 June and scored five points from right corner-forward in a 1-19 to 0-18 defeat by Clare.

[10] McGrath lined out in all seven of Cork's games during the 2003 National League but failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen for the championship.

He won a third Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute on 29 June after a 3-16 to 3-12 defeat of Waterford in the final.

It was a successful campaign for the southern province, as a 0–14 to 0–10 defeat of fierce rivals Leinster gave McGrath his first Railway Cup medal.

Munster retained the title in 2001, with McGrath collecting a third Railway Cup medal following a 1–21 to 1–15 defeat of Connacht in what was his last appearance for the province.

McGrath joined John Considine's minor management team as a selector for the 2010 Munster Championship.

[16] In spite of this defeat, Cork subsequently qualified to meet Clare in the All-Ireland final on 8 September.

[17][18] On 3 July 2014, McGrath enjoyed his first success as a selector when Cork won the Munster Championship after a 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the final.

In retirement from playing McGrath served as a hurling analyst and pundit on radio, television and in the print media.

McGrath also had a weekly column in the Evening Echo Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.