Paul Carey (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pól Ó Ciardha | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
November 1978 Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Died |
6 November 2020 (aged 41) Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Patrickswell | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1998–2002 | Limerick | 0 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Paul Carey (November 1978 – 6 November 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level he lined out with Patrickswell and was also a member of the Limerick senior hurling team.
Playing career[]
Carey first played hurling alongside his brothers, Ciarán and , with the Patrickswell club. After success in the minor and under-21 grades, he subsequently joined the club's senior team and won a total of four Limerick County Championship medals, including one as captain of the team in 2003.[1] At inter-county level, Carey lined out with the Limerick minor and under-21 teams, before making his first appearance for the senior team in a pre-season South-East League game in November 1998. It would be 2002 before he made his competitive debut in a National League game against Derry. In a brief inter-county career, Carey made just two league appearances for Limerick.[2]
Personal life[]
Carey was killed in a road traffic collision in Dubai on 6 November 2020, aged 41.[3]
Honours[]
- Patrickswell
References[]
- ^ "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former star hurler and 'full-hearted Limerick man'". Limerick Leader. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Raleigh, David (7 November 2020). "'Terribly sad and so sudden': Limerick hurling hero Paul Carey dies in Dubai collision". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- 1978 births
- 2020 deaths
- Patrickswell hurlers
- Limerick inter-county hurlers
- Road incident deaths in the United Arab Emirates