Pádraig Power

Pádraig Power (born 2001) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for club side Blarney and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Early life

Born and raised in Blarney, County Cork, Power attended Christian Brothers College in Cork. He progressed through the various grades of hurling before joining the school's senior team in 2017. Power's final year with the college ended with defeat by Midleton CBS in the 2019 Harty Cup final, before losing to St Kieran's College in the All-Ireland semi-final. In spite of these defeats, he won a Dr O'Callaghan Cup medal in 2019, following a 2–22 to 2–16 win over St Colman's College.

Power later studied at University College Cork and immediately joined their freshers' hurling team before later joining UCC's Fitzgibbon Cup panel.

Club career

Power began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the Blarney club. He had his first major success when Blarney beat Carrigaline by 1–11 to 0–12 to claim the Cork Premier 2 MHC title in 2016. He was still eligible for the minor grade two years later when Midleton beat Blarney by 1–22 to 1–10 to win the Cork Premier 1 MHC title.

Power immediately progressed to adult level and made his championship debut in April 2019 in a 0–24 to 2–12 defeat of Ballinhassig. He won a Cork PIHC medal in October 2020 after scoring 1–02 from play in Blarney's 1–20 to 0–15 defeat of Castlelyons in the final. Power was one of the team's top scorers from play in 2023, when Blarney ended their Cork SAHC campaign with a defeat by Bride Rovers in a final replay.

Inter-county career

Power first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork as a member of the minor team in 2018. He immediately progressed to the under-20 team, however, he ended his first season without success, as Cork were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster and All-Ireland finals in 2019. Power's second year in the under-20 grade saw him claim Munster and All-Ireland U20HC medals after respective defeats of Tipperary and Dublin. Success in the grade continued the following year, with Power claiming consecutive Munster and All-Ireland U20HC medals after respective defeats of Limerick and Galway.

Power joined the Cork senior hurling team in advance of the 2022 National League.

Career statistics Club

Inter-county Minor and under-20

Senior

Honours

Christian Brothers College Dr O'Callaghan Cup: 2019

Blarney Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2020 Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship: 2016

Cork National Hurling League: 2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021 Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship : 2020, 2021