Diarmuid McCarthy

Diarmuid McCarthy
Personal information
Irish name	Diarmuid Mac Cárthaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	1956; Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland
Died	9 July 2022 (aged 66); Ballymakeera, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Publican
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Naomh Abán; → Muskerry
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
1982–1983	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:53, 30 June 2017.

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.

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 Intermediate Football Championship: 1977
Cork Junior Football Championship: 1973
Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1973, 1988
Mid Cork Under-21 football Championship: 1973

Cork

References

^ "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Minor football". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Cork U21 football teams: 1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Cork SFC teams: 1980-1989" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Cork junior football teams: 1983-1999" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "The death has occurred of Diarmuid McCarthy". rip.ie. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.