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County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

) is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 sportsperson. He plays hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 with his local club Sarsfield's and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2009.

Club

O'Sullivan plays his club hurling with his local club called Sarsfield's. He enjoyed much success at juvenile levels, however, he narrowly missed out on the club's underage boom at minor and under-21 levels in the early part of the new century. In 2008 Sarsfield's reached the county final of the senior championship. A narrow 2-14 to 2-13 victory over Bride Rovers gave O'Sullivan a coveted cork senior championship

Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....

 winners' medal and gave 'Sars' a first county final win since 1957.

Inter-county

O'Sullivan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the so-called Cork 'development panel' in late 2008. This new team came into being as a result of the 2008 hurling panel's refusal to play under manager Gerald McCarthy. O'Sullivan first lined out for Cork in a challenge game to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Colman's College in Fermoy

Fermoy

Fermoy is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the River Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Its population is some 5,800 inhabitants, environs included ....

. On that occasion the new Cork team defeated a star-studded St. Colman's team which featured many Cork stars of the past. He later impressed in some subsequent challenege games and was named on the starting fifteen for Cork's National Hurling League

National Hurling League

The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...

 campaign. O'Sullivan made his competitive senior debut in the 4-14 to 1-14 defeat by Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

 in the opening round of the National League in 2009. Since then Cork have been defeated by both Tipperary

Tipperary GAA

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 and Galway

Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...

. The resignation of Gerald McCarthy as manager resulted in the 2008 panel returning to the inter-county set-up. O'Sullivan was one of four players from the old 2009 panel who was included for Cork's National League clash with Clare

Clare GAA

The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....

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