Cian Mackey

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Cian Mackey
Personal information
Irish name Cian Ó Maca
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Forward
Born (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 36)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
–2019
2020–
 Castlerahan
Mullinalaghta St Columba's
Club titles
Cavan titles 2 (+ 1 Longford)
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2005–2019
 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 0

Cian Mackey (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team from 2005 to 2019. [1]

Contents

Playing career

Club

Castlerahan

On 2 October 2011, Mackey lined out at corner-forward in his first county final, where Castlerahan faced Cavan Gaels. Mackey scored two points as Castlerahan fell to a heavy defeat. [2]

Castlerahan wouldn't play in another county final until 2015, where they faced Kingscourt Stars on 11 October. Mackey kicked three points as Castlerahan lost the final by a point. [3]

Castlerahan returned to the county final in 2016, where they faced neighbours Ramor United. The final was played on 9 October, and Mackey scored five points as the game ended in a draw. [4] On 23 October, Mackey scored four points but Castlerahan lost the replay by two points. [5]

On 8 October 2017, Mackey played in the county final for the third consecutive year, facing Cavan Gaels. Mackey scored one point but Castlerahan came out on the losing side yet again. [6]

On 21 October 2018, Castlerahan were in the county final once again where they faced Crosserlough. Mackey scored four points, including the winning score, as Castlerahan came from behind to finally claim their first senior championship. [7]

Castlerahan made the county final for the fifth consecutive year in 2019, facing Ramor United on 13 October. Mackey scored one point as Castlerahan edged the final for their second title in a row. [8]

Mullinalaghta St Columba's

Mackey transferred from Castlerahan to Mullinalaghta St Columba's ahead of the 2020 season. [9] [10]

On 7 November 2021 Mackey played in his first Longford county final, with Mullinalaghta facing Mostrim. Mackey scored 2 points as Mullinalaghta comfortably came out on top, giving Mackey his first Longford title. [11] Mackey was named man of the match for his performance in the final. [12]

Mackey played in his second Longford final in 2022, facing Colmcille on 9 October. A late penalty secured a two-point win for Colmcille. [13]

Inter-county

Mackey made his Cavan senior debut as a minor on 17 July 2005, coming on as a substitute in a qualifier win against Meath. [14]

On 4 August 2013, Mackey started the All-Ireland quarter-final against Kerry. Mackey scored a point as Cavan lost by six points. [15] Mackey was nominated for an All-Star award at the end of the season. [16]

On 2 June 2019, Mackey started the Ulster semi-final against Armagh on the bench. He came on as a substitute and kicked two points to send the game to extra-time, before equalising in extra-time yet again to send the game to a replay. [17] [18] Mackey scored a point in the replay as Cavan reached their first Ulster final since 2001. [19] On 23 June 2019, Mackey started on the bench for the Ulster Final against Donegal. Mackey scored a point as a second-half substitute but Cavan ultimately lost the final by five points. [20] Mackey started Cavan's loss to Tyrone in the qualifiers on 6 July 2019. [21] It proved to be Mackey's final game for Cavan.

Mackey announced his retirement from inter-county football on 10 January 2020. [22] [23]

Honours

Castlerahan
Mullinalaghta St Columba's
Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Cian Mackey: Cavan player announces inter-county retirement". BBC Northern Ireland . 10 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cavan SFC final: Rampant Gaels regain title". Hogan Stand . 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cavan SFC final: Stars secure 11th title". Hogan Stand . 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Late Coleman point seals replay". Irish Independent . 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan". Irish Independent . 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cavan SFC final: Johnston inspires Gaels to 14th crown". Hogan Stand . 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Castlerahan escape cycle of defeat to land maiden Cavan crown". Irish Independent . 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cavan SFC final: Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain crown". Hogan Stand . 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mackey to link up with Mullinalaghta". The Anglo-Celt . 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Former Cavan player Mackey has transfer to 2018 Leinster club champions approved". The42.ie . 10 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Former Cavan star Cian Mackey stars as Mullinalaghta climb the mountain in Longford again". Irish Independent . 7 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Longford SFC Final reaction: Man of the Match Cian Mackey the conductor of Mullinalaghta's winning orchestra". Longford Leader . 15 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Colmcille capture title with late penalty". Irish Independent . 9 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Cavan win could signal end for Boylan". RTÉ . 17 July 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "No fairytale for Cavan as Kerry maintain control". Irish Examiner . 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Dublin and Mayo dominate football All-Star nominations". Irish Independent . 3 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Cavan and Armagh face semi-final replay after thrilling extra-time battle". The42.ie . 2 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Spotlight: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Mackey". Pundit Arena . 3 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Cavan end 18-year wait for Ulster final after pulsating replay win over Armagh". The42.ie. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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