{{short description|Irish hurler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2020}} {{infobox Gaelic games player |image = |name = Eoghan Cahill |irish = Eoghan Ó Cathail |nickname = |occupation = |birth_date = 1997 |birth_place = [[Birr, County Offaly|Birr]], [[County Offaly]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |feet = |inches = |sport = Hurling |code = Hurling |county = Offaly |province = Leinster |club = [[Birr GAA|Birr]] |clyears = 2015-present |clposition = |clapps(points) = |clcounty = 0 |clprovince = |clallireland = |colleges = [[Mary Immaculate College]] |fitz = 0 |colyears = |counties = [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] |icyears = 2018-present |icposition = Right wing-forward |icapps(points) = 6 (1-12) |icprovince = 0 |icallireland = 0 |nhl = 0 |allstars = 0 |clupdate = |icupdate = 10:34, 19 June 2024 }} '''Eoghan Cahill''' (born 1997) is an Irish [[hurling|hurler]] who plays for [[Offaly Senior Hurling Championship|Offaly Senior Championship]] club [[Birr GAA|Birr]] and at inter-county level with the [[Offaly senior hurling team]]. He usually lines out as a forward after beginning his career as a goalkeeper.
==Career==
Born in [[Birr, County Offaly|Birr]], [[County Offaly]], Cahill is the son of former [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] player [[Gary Cahill (hurler)|Gary Cahill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/County/National/Article/Index/314022|title=Offaly hurling in mourning after death of Adrian Cahill|date=8 November 2020|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref> He first came to prominence as juvenile and under age levels with [[Birr GAA|Birr]] before progressing onto the club's [[Offaly Senior Hurling Championship|senior]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/1020/1084560-rynaghs-pip-birr-after-remarkable-comeback/|title=Rynagh's pip Birr at the death after remarkable comeback|date=20 October 2019|publisher=RTÉ Sport|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref> He simultaneously lined out with [[Mary Immaculate College]] in the [[Fitzgibbon Cup]] and was included on that competition's Team of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/sigerson-and-fitzgibbon-cup-teams-of-the-year-2019-4593080-Apr2019/|title=Limerick All-Ireland winner and Kerry star named in Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup teams of 2019|date=15 April 2019|publisher=The 42|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref>
Cahill first appeared on the inter-county scene with [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] during a two-year stint with the [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|minor team]] before a three-year stint with the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|under-21 team]], during which time he moved from being an outfield player to goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-offaly-minor-2-2069002-Apr2015/|title=Dublin minor hurlers off to flying start with 10-point win over Offaly in Leinster opener|date=25 April 2015|publisher=The 42|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/galway-offaly-leinster-u21-hurling-4068642-Jun2018/|title=Galway make light work of toothless Offaly to book last four date with Kilkenny|date=13 June 2018|publisher=The 42|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref> He made his debut with the [[Offaly senior hurling team|senior team]] during the [[2018 National Hurling League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0218/941623-cooney-goals-help-galway-see-off-battling-offaly/|title=Cooney goals help Galway see off battling Offaly|date=18 February 2018|publisher=RTÉ Sport|accessdate=13 July 2021|first=|last=}}</ref>
Cahill secured his first silverware during the 2021 season, when Offaly claimed the [[National Hurling League#Division 2A|National League Division 2A]] and [[2021 Christy Ring Cup|Christy Ring Cup]] titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/gaa/derry-defeated-but-no-disgrace-as-offaly-lift-christy-ring-cup-in-croke-park-3330757|title=Derry defeated but no disgrace as Offaly lift Christy Ring Cup in Croke Park|publisher=Derry Journal|date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|first=|last=}}</ref> He claimed further Division 2A honours in 2023 before winning a [[Joe McDonagh Cup]] medal after a defeat of [[Laois GAA|Laois]] in the [[2024 Joe McDonagh Cup#Final|2024 final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41412239.html|title=Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=8 June 2024|access-date=8 June 2024|first=|last=}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|25 May 2025.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|[[National Hurling League|National League]] !colspan="2"|[[Christy Ring Cup|Ring Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Joe McDonagh Cup|McDonagh Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] !colspan="2"|[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score |- |rowspan="8"|[[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] |2018 |rowspan="2"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1A]] |3||0-00||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0-00||colspan=2|—||7||0-00 |- |2019 |5||0-00||colspan=2|—||4||0-00||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||0-00 |- |2020 |rowspan="2"|[[National Hurling League|Division 2A]] |5||0-50||2||0-27||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||7||0-77 |- |2021 |4||2-43||3||0-36||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||7||2-79 |- |2022 |rowspan="1"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1A]] |5||3-36||colspan=2|—||5||0-62||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||3-98 |- |2023 |rowspan="1"|[[National Hurling League|Division 2A]] |7||0-81||colspan=2|—||5||4-53||colspan=2|—||1||1-07||13||5-141 |- |2024 |rowspan="1"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1A]] |4||0-31||colspan=2|—||5||1-25||colspan=2|—||1||0-05||10||1-61 |- |2025 |rowspan="1"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1B]] |2||0-01||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0-00||colspan=2|—||5||0-01 |- !colspan="3"|Total !35!!5-242!!5!!0-63!!19!!5-140!!7!!0-00!!2!!1-12!!68!!11-457 |}
==Honours==
;Offaly *[[Joe McDonagh Cup]]: [[2024 Joe McDonagh Cup|2024]] *[[Christy Ring Cup]]: [[2021 Christy Ring Cup|2021]] *[[National Hurling League|National Hurling League Division 2A]]: [[2021 National Hurling League#Division 2A|2021]], [[2023 National Hurling League#Division 2A|2023]]
==References== {{reflist}}
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