Anthony Nash was arrested two days before drink-driving charge dismissed

The former All Star hurler was arrested in a Dublin 1 hotel after gardaí were contacted over concerns that the star hurler 'needed help'

Mr Nash played as goalkeeper for the Cork senior hurling team for 15 seasons before retiring in 2020. File photo: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Former Cork All Star hurler Anthony Nash was arrested for public disorder in Dublin just two days before a drink-driving charge against him was dismissed in Cork.

Mr Nash, a former Cork hurling goalkeeper, was arrested in Dublin and taken to Mountjoy garda station on Saturday evening where he was later charged.

“Gardaí arrested a man in relation to a public order incident in Dublin 1 that occurred on the evening of Saturday 14th June 2025,” a garda spokesperson said.

“The man (aged in his 40s) was arrested under the Public Order Act, and taken to a Garda Station in the Dublin area.

“He has since been charged, and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at a later date. Investigations are ongoing.” 

Mr Nash was arrested in a Dublin 1 hotel after gardaí were contacted over concerns that the star hurler “needed help”, the Independent reports. Mr Nash may have been attending an event in the hotel following a rugby final in Croke Park.

Drink-driving charge

A drink-driving charge was dismissed against Mr Nash in Cork District Court two days later on Monday.

Mr Nash had allegedly asked a garda in Cork ‘do you know who I am?’ after she found him drunk at his car which was crashed in a ditch and partially sticking out onto a "busy thoroughfare" blocking a traffic lane on the evening of August, 9, 2023.

Mr Nash reportedly told the garda ‘I’m drunk’ when she found him at the scene of the crash in Cloghroe, Blarney, Co Cork.

Mr Nash, aged 40, allegedly told gardaí ‘my life is ruined’ when he was arrested that night, a court previously heard. He also allegedly told gardaí he had been driving at the time of the crash, the court heard.

Mr Nash was twice named an All-Star with an inter-county career lasting 15 years. He played for Cork in the All-Ireland final against Clare in 2013, which Cork lost following a replay.

Mr Nash played as goalkeeper for the Cork senior hurling team for 15 seasons before retiring in 2020. He previously played for Kanturk and Limerick South Liberties club.