senior championship medal. He later added a second Munster medal to his collection following a narrow 0-16 to 1-12 defeat of Ballygunner. Newtown subsequently reached the All-Ireland decider again where Portumna provided the opposition. A masterclass by Joe Canning and his brother Ollie resulted in a defeat for Mulcahy's side by 2-8 to 1-6. While many expected Newtownshandrum to go into decline, the team bounced back in 2009 to reach another county championship final. A 3-22 to 1-12 thrashing of reigning champions Sarsfield's gave Mulcahy a fifth county senior championship medal. He later won a third Munster medal following a 2-11 to 2-9 defeat of Ballygunner. Inter-county Mulcahy first played for Cork as a member of the under-21 hurling team in 1995. He enjoyed little success in this grade. Two years later in 1997 Mulcahy was captain of the Cork intermediate hurling team. He won a Munster medal in this grade that year following a 1-15 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick. Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland decider. A 2-11 to 1-12 defeat of Galway gave Mulcahy an All-Ireland medal. Mulcahy made his senior debut for Cork in their opening championship game against Kerry in 2000. He remained on the periphery of the team until 2003 when he secured a regular place on the starting fifteen. He won his second Munster medal that year following a 3-16 to 3-12 defeat of Waterford. Cork later reached the All-Ireland decider where Kilkenny provided the opposition. A close game developed, however, a Martin Comerford goal secured the title for "the Cats" on a score line of 1-14 to 1-11. In 2004, because of a car accident he missed most of Cork's successful championship campaign, however, he returned at corner-back the following year. He won a second provincial medal in Cork's Munster final triumph over Tipperary. Later championship victories set up an All-Ireland final showdown with Galway. A Ben O'Connor goal on that occasion helped Cork to a 1-21 to 1-16 victory and a first All-Ireland medal for Mulcahy. He was later honoured with an All-Star award. Mulcahy was appointed captain of the Cork senior hurling team in 2006 as Cork continued their winning ways. He won his third Munster medal that year as Tipperary were accounted for in the provincial decider once again. Cork later reached the All-Ireland final where they were in search of their third consecutive championship. Kilkenny stood in their