Barry Harte

Barry Harte is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level, he played with Argideen Rangers, divisional side Carbery, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.

Playing career

Harte played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels as a boarding student at St Finbarr's College in Cork. He won a Dean Ryan Cup medal in 1985 after "Farna's" 1-09 to 1-05 win over St [Colman's College, Fermoy|St Colman's College] in the final. Harte later captained the senior team to the Dr Harty Cup title in 1984, before later winning a Dr Croke Cup medal after a 1–15 to 0–08 defeat of St Kieran's College in the 1984 All-Ireland colleges final. He won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with University College Cork in 1987, before completing his studies at Trinity College, Dublin.
At club level, Harte played hurling and Gaelic football with Argideen Rangers. Between 1993 and 2003, he was part of three Cork [Junior A">Cork GAA">Cork [Junior A Hurling Championship|West Cork JAHC] title-winning teams, while he also claimed a West Cork JAFC medal in 1994. He added a Cork JAHC medal to his collection in 1996 after a 3–09 to 0–11 defeat of Fr. [O'Neill's GAA|Fr O'Neill's] in the final. Harte also earned selection for Carbery and won a Cork [Senior Hurling Championship|Cork SHC] medal after captaining the team to a 3–13 to 3–06 win over Midleton in the 1996 final.
Harte first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a dual player at minor level in 1985. He won an All-Ireland MHC medal after a win over Wexford, but later faced defeat by Mayo in the 1985 All-Ireland MFC final. Harte later progressed to under-21 level and won an All-Ireland U21HC medal after Cork's 4-11 to 1-05 win over Kilkenny in the 1988 [All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final|1988 All-Ireland under-21 final].
Harte also progressed to the Cork [senior hurling team|senior team] and made a number of appearances in the National Hurling League and in tournament and challenge games. He later won two Munster JHC medals before ending his inter-county career by collecting an All-Ireland JHC medal as a substitute in 1994.

Coaching career

Harte became player-selector with the Argideen Rangers intermediate hurling team in 2005, before taking over as manager of the team. He guided the team to the Cork IHC title in 2005 after a 2–08 to 1–08 win over Nemo Rangers in a final replay.