Ciarán Joyce
Irish hurler
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Ciarán Joyce (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Castlemartyr, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior team.
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| Born | 2002 (age 23–24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Born and raised in Castlemartyr, County Cork, Joyce first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Midleton CBS. He progressed through the various age grades before joining the school's senior team in 2018. Joyce's first year as a senior ended with a 2–12 to 0–14 defeat of Christian Brothers College Cork in the 2019 Harty Cup final.[1] He added a Dr O'Callaghan Cup medal to his collection in February 2020 after a 3–24 to 1–15 defeat of St Francis College in the final.[2] Joyce later studied at Munster Technological University Cork and was added to their Fitzgibbon Cup panel in 2023.[3]
Club career
Joyce began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with a Castlemartyr-Dungourney amalgamation known as Kiltha Óg. He won a Cork Premier 2 U14 Championship-League double in 2016, before claiming a Cork Premier 2 MHC title in 2018 after 2-13 to 0-12 defeat of Bandon.[4][5]
Joyce made his first appearance for Castlemartyr's adult team in 3-13 to 2-13 defeat of St Finbarr's in August 2020. He ended his debut season with a Cork LIHC medal after a 1-20 to 0-11 defeat of Russell Rovers in the final.[6] Joyce added a Cork IAHC title to his collection in November 2021 after being named man of the match in the 1-19 to 0-12 defeat of Sarsfields.[7]
As a member of the Imokilly divisional team, Joyce won back-to-back Denis O'Riordan Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.[8][9]
Inter-county career
Joyce first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the minor team during their unsuccessful Munster MHC campaign in 2019.[10] He immediately progressed to Cork's under-20 team in 2020. Success in this grade was immediate with Joyce claiming Munster and All-Ireland U20HC medals in his first year after respective defeats of Tipperary and Dublin.[11][12] He claimed a second successive Munster U20HC medal after a two point defeat of Limerck in 2021.[13] Joyce's last game in the grade saw him claim a second successive winners' medal after a defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final.[14]
Joyce had one more year of under-20 hurling, however, his inclusion on the senior team in December 2021 made him ineligible for the grade.[15][16] He was at left corner-back when Cork lost the 2022 National League final to Waterford.[17] Joyce was a GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year nominee in November 2023.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 20 July 2025
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2022 | Division 1A | 5 | 0–6 | 4 | 0–0 | 2 | 0–0 | 11 | 0–6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0–1 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 8 | 0–1 | |||
| 2024 | 3 | 0–3 | 2 | 0–1 | 4 | 0–0 | 9 | 0–4 | ||
| 2025 | 5 | 0–2 | 5 | 0–0 | 2 | 0–1 | 12 | 0–3 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0–12 | 15 | 0–1 | 8 | 0–1 | 40 | 0–14 | ||
Honours
- Midleton CBS
- Kiltha Óg
- Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship: 2018
- Cork Premier 2 Under-14 Hurling Championship: 2016
- Castlemartyr
- Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship: 2021
- Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2020
- East Cork Junior A Football Championship: 2024
- Imokilly
- Cork
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2025
- National Hurling League: 2025
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021
- Individual
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2025
- All Star Award (1): 2025