 A high-scoring 4–15 to 3–13 defeat of Sarsfields gave Mulcahy a Cork Senior Hurling Championship medal.Mulcahy first played for Cork as a member of the minor hurling team on 10 July 1980.He scored a point from left corner-forward on his debut in a 1–14 to 1–7 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary.