Diarmuid Mackey


Diarmuid Anthony Mackey is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Mooncoin and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior [hurling team].

Career

Born and raised in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Mackey played hurling at all levels as a student at De [La Salle College Waterford|De La Salle College] in Waterford. He was part of the school's senior team for the Dr Harty Cup on a number of occasions. Mackey continued his hurling during his time as a student at University College Cork.
At club level, Mackey first played for Mooncoin at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as part of the intermediate team in 2002. Mackey was also a member of the senior team's extended panel that year as Kilkenny made a clean sweep by claiming National Hurling League, Leinster SHC and All-Ireland SHC titles.
Mackey made his senior team debut in February 2003. He was again part of the team's clean sweep of National League, Leinster SHC and All-Ireland SHC victories. Mackey also won back-to-back Leinster [Intermediate Hurling Championship|Leinster IHC] medals in 2003 and 2004, but also had back-to-back All-Ireland IHC final defeats by Cork.

Honours

;Kilkenny