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Michael L. Casey (born 25 October 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for club side Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. His brother, Peter Casey, also plays for both teams.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Ó Cathasaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born |
Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland | 25 October 1995||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2013-present | Na Piarsaigh | ||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 6 | ||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
2014-2018 | University of Limerick | ||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2016-present | Limerick | 34 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 4 | ||
NHL | 3 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:00, 07 July 2024. |
Casey first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. On 22 February 2014, he won a Harty Cup medal following a 2-13 to 0-04 defeat of Scoil na Trionoide Naofa.[1]
During his studies at the University of Limerick, Casey was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 24 February 2018, he was introduced as a substitute when the university defeated DCU Dóchás Éireann by 2-21 to 2-15 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
Casey joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-16, minor and under-21 grades. He made his senior championship debut for the club as a seventeen-year-old in 2013.
On 6 October 2013, Casey was at left corner-back when Na Piarsaigh defeated Adare by 0-14 to 0-12 to win the Limerick Senior Championship.[3] Team manager Seán Stack later said that Casey "was definitely man of the match for me".[4] Casey retained his place at corner-back for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a provincial medal after a 4-14 to 0-08 defeat of Sixmilebridge in the final.[5]
Casey won a second Limerick Championship medal on 11 October 2015 after a 1-22 to 4-12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final.[6] Later that season he won a second Munster medal after a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat of Ballygunner.[7] On 17 March 2016, Casey won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2-25 to 2-14 in the final.[8]
On 15 October 2017, Casey won a third Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1-22 to 2-14 in the final.[9] He later won a third Munster Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3-15 to 2-10 in the final.[10] On 17 March 2018, Casey was at full-back when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final.[11]
On 27 October 2018, Casey won a fourth Limerick Championship medal following Na Piarsaigh's 2-22 to 3-10 defeat of Doon.[12]
Casey first played for Limerick at minor level. On 23 July 2013, he was introduced as a substitute in the 39th minute when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in the final.[13]
Casey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2015 and won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[14] On 12 September 2015, Casey was at left corner-back when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[15]
Casey joined the Limerick senior hurling team in January 2016.[16] He was released from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.
On 12 February 2017, Casey made his senior debut at left corner-back in a National League defeat by Wexford.[17] Later that season he made his first championship start in a 3-17 to 2-16 Munster Championship semi-final defeat by Clare.[18]
On 19 August 2018, Casey was at full-back when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[19] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[20]
On 31 March 2019, Casey started Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford on the bench. He was introduced as a half-time substitute for Tom Condon and collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[21] On 30 June 2019, Casey won a Munster Championship medal at full-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[22] He ended the year by being nominated for a second All-Star award.[23]
Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||
2017 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
2019 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |
2020 | 4 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | ||
2021 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||||
2022 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
2023 | 4 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-01 | ||
2024 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-01 | ||
Career total | 19 | 0-02 | 23 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-00 | 53 | 0-02 |
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