Darren Mulhearne

{{Short description|Waterford Gaelic football goalkeeper}}

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Darren Mulhearne (born 1973) is a Gaelic football goalkeeper who plays for Kilrossanty. He is noted for making his championship debut for Waterford against Clare in the 2019 Munster Senior Football Championship quarter-final at the age of 46, believed to be the oldest player to debut. Two of his opponents in that game, and fellow debutants, had a combined age that was less than that of Mulhearne. He kept a clean sheet, in a one-point loss. Mulhearne was called into the team after Aaron Beresford sustained an injury. Mulhearne had first been part of the Waterford senior team as a 17-year-old schoolboy, but never played. He is married, with a son and two daughters.{{cite news|first=Cian|last=Roche|url=https://www.the42.ie/46-year-old-goalkeeper-4615063-May2019/|title='A dream come true': 46-year-old keeper in line to make Championship debut for Waterford|publisher=The42.ie|date=1 May 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0510/1048780-waterford-hand-46-year-old-keeper-mulhearne-first-start/|title=Waterford hand 46-year-old keeper Mulhearne first start|publisher=RTÉ|date=10 May 2019}}{{cite news|first=Declan|last=Rooney|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/i-might-become-professional-the-story-of-the-unemployed-46yearold-debutant-waterford-goalkeeper-38109443.html|title='I might become professional' — The story of the unemployed 46-year-old debutant Waterford goalkeeper|work=Irish Independent|date=14 May 2019}}