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| Born | 25 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 RuairíÓg 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-01 | ||
| 2026 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0-03 | 28 | 0-01 | 12 | 0-00 | 65 | 0-04 | ||