| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Mac Aodha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | 30 April 1978 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mooncoin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1996-2000 | University College Cork | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2002–2004 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Diarmuid Anthony Mackey (born 30 April 1978) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Mooncoin and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Born and raised in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Mackey played hurling at all levels as a student at 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. [1] Mackey continued his hurling during his time as a student at University College Cork. [2]
At club level, Mackey first played for Mooncoin at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to adult level. [3] He first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as part of the intermediate team in 2002. [4] 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. [5]
Mackey made his senior team debut in February 2003. [6] 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 IHC medals in 2003 and 2004, but also had back-to-back All-Ireland IHC final defeats by Cork. [7] [8]