Diarmaid Byrnes

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Diarmaid Byrnes
Personal information
Irish name Diarmaid Ó Broin
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Born 1994
Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
 Patrickswell
Club titles
Limerick titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Limerick Institute of Technology
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2016-present
 Limerick 25 (1-50)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 3
NHL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:31, 11 December 2021.

Diarmaid Byrnes (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right wing-back for club side Patrickswell and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.[1][2]

Playing career[]

University[]

During his studies at Limerick Institute of Technology, Byrnes was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

Club[]

Byrnes joined the Patrickswell club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.

On 23 October 2016, Byrnes won a Limerick Hurling Championship medal after scoring six points from centre-back in Patrickswell's 1-26 to 1-07 defeat of Ballybrown in the final.[4]

Byrnes lined out in a second Limerick Championship final on 6 October 2019. Playing at centre-back, he scored two points, including a long-range free, and collected a second winners' medal following the 1-17 to 0-15 defeat of Na Piarsaigh.[5]

Inter-county[]

Minor and under-21[]

Byrnes first played for Limerick at minor level in 2012, in a season which ended with a defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship semi-final.[6][7]

Byrnes subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team. He made his first appearance on 4 June 2014, however, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in a 2-20 to 1-14 defeat by Clare.[8]

In his second season with the team Byrnes won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[9][10] On 12 September 2015, Byrnes was at right wing-back when Limerick defeated Wexford by0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.[11] He ended the season by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[12]

Senior[]

Byrnes made his first appearance for the Limerick senior hurling team on 13 February 2016 in a 2-23 to 0-15 defeat of Wexford in the National Hurling League.[13] Later that season he made his first championship appearance in a 3-12 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.[14]

In April 2017, Byrnes sustained a knee injury which rules him out of the championship.[15]

On 19 August 2018, Byrnes scored a point from right wing-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.[16] Later that day he was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year.[17] Byrnes ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[18]

On 31 March 2019, Byrnes was selected at left wing-back for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[19] On 30 June 2019, Byrnes won a Munster Championship medal after scoring three long-range frees from right wing-back in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[20]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 August 2021.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2016 Division 1B 7 0-16 1 0-00 2 0-03 10 0-19
2017 6 0-03 0 0-00 0 0-00 6 0-03
2018 7 1-13 4 0-06 4 1-04 15 2-23
2019 Division 1A 8 0-20 4 0-09 1 0-02 13 0-31
2020 5 0-06 3 0-08 2 0-04 10 0-18
2021 3 0-05 2 0-07 2 0-07 7 0-19
Career total 36 1-63 14 0-30 11 1-20 61 2-113

Honours[]

Patrickswell
Limerick
Awards

References[]

  1. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (9 January 2016). "18 new faces on Limerick hurling panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (16 June 2016). "Limerick select four debuts for Munster SHC against Tipperary". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Fitzgibbon Cup: Byrnes points way as LIT edge out UCD". Irish Independent. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2016). "Magnificent Patrickswell still pride of the parish". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ Keys, Colm (6 October 2019). "Cian Lynch comes to the fore as Patrickswell hold off Na Piarsaigh in Limerick county final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "O'Sullivan sinks Cork". Irish Independent. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Banner dig deep to see off Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ Hannon, Shane (23 September 2015). "The names are in - here are the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year nominees". The 42. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Wexford have no answer for prolific Limerick". Irish Times. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. ^ Breheny, Martin (20 June 2016). "Tipp pass the Limerick test with honours". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (4 July 2017). "Limerick 'fully aware' of Byrnes club hurling action hours before Kilkenny qualifier". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  16. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  18. ^ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  19. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  20. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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