Jerome Cahill (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Kilruane MacDonagh's and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder.
Cahill first came to prominence as a hurler with Nenagh CBS. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the school's senior hurling team and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns.
Cahill joined the Kilruane MacDonagh's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Tipperary Senior Championship.
On 16 September 2018, Cahill was included on the Kilruane MacDonagh's that faced Kiladangan in the North Tipperary Championship final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 0âÂÂ19 to 0âÂÂ12 victory.
Cahill made his first appearance for the Tipperary minor team on 23 April 2016 when he lined out at left corner-back in a 1âÂÂ20 to 1âÂÂ17 defeat by Waterford in the Munster Championship. On 10 July 2016, he was switched to right corner-back but played some of the game as a sweeper when Tipperary defeated Limerick by 1âÂÂ24 to 0âÂÂ10 to win the Munster final. On 4 September 2016, Cahill was at left wing-back when Tipperary renewed their rivalry with Limerick in the All-Ireland final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1âÂÂ21 to 0âÂÂ17 victory.
Cahill was eligible for the minor grade again the following year, however, his tenure in the grade ended on 3 July 2017 following a 2âÂÂ22 to 2âÂÂ19 defeat by Cork in the Munster Championship.
Cahill made his first appearance for the Tipperary under-21 team on 21 June 2018. He was named at right wing-forward but played much of the game at left wing-forward line in the 1âÂÂ22 to 1âÂÂ13 defeat of Limerick in the Munster Championship. On 4 July 2018, he scored 1-01 from play in Tipperary's 2âÂÂ23 to 1âÂÂ13 defeat by Cork in the Munster final. On 26 August 2018, both Tipperary and Cork faced each other again in the All-Ireland final. Cahill ended the game with a winners' medal after scoring three points in the 3âÂÂ13 to 1âÂÂ16 victory.
On 9 July 2019, Cahill made his first appearance for Tipperary's inaugural under-20 team when he lined out at midfield in the 3âÂÂ23 to 0âÂÂ10 defeat of Waterford. On 23 July 2019, he scored a point when Tipperary defeated Cork by 3âÂÂ15 to 2âÂÂ17 to win the Munster Championship.
Cahill was drafted onto the Tipperary senior team in advance of the 2019 National League, however, he made no appearances during the campaign. On 30 June 2019, he made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior team when he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for John O'Dwyer at centre-forward in a 2âÂÂ26 to 2âÂÂ14 defeat by Limerick in the Munster final. On 18 August 2019, Cahill won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following Tipperary's 3âÂÂ25 to 0âÂÂ20 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.