Diarmuid_McCarthy

Diarmuid McCarthy

Diarmuid McCarthy

Irish Gaelic footballer (1956–2022)

Diarmuid McCarthy (1956 – 9 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Naomh Abán and Muskerry and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.

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Career

McCarthy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Naomh Abán. He was just 17-years-old when he was part of the club's adult team that won the Cork JFC title in 1973 before later winning a Cork IFC title in 1977.[1] His performances at club level also earned inclusion on the Muskerry divisional team.

McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Cork minor football team.[2] He was at centre-forward when Cork beat Mayo in the 1974 All-Ireland minor final.[3] He also spent two years with the Cork under-21 team.[4] McCarthy made his senior team debut during the 1982 Munster SFC. He was an unused substitute for Cork's defeat of Kerry in the 1983 Munster final.[5] McCarthy ended his inter-county career as captain of the Cork junior football team that beat Warwickshire in the 1989 All-Ireland junior final.[6]

Death

McCarthy died after a long illness on 9 July 2022, aged 66.[7]

Honours

Naomh Abán
Cork

References

  1. [1]
    "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Minor football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Cork U21 football teams: 1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Cork SFC teams: 1980-1989" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Cork junior football teams: 1983-1999" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. [7]
    "The death has occurred of Diarmuid McCarthy". rip.ie. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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