Cathal Naughton Gaelic games player
Cathal Naughton (born 3 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Cork senior team.Born in Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Naughton first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Charleville CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2006 National Hurling League. Naughton went on to play a key role for Cork and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team Naughton made a number of appearances without winning a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time Munster medallist with Newtownshandrum. In addition to this he has also won two championship medals.Throughout his career Naughton made 36 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 2013 championship.