Diarmuid Lyng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Loinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1981 (age 42–43) Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gizzy | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999-present | St. Martin's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2004-2013 | Wexford | 22 (1-82) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:45, 25 June 2012. | |||
Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981 in Wexford, Ireland) and moved to Pircestown. is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St. Martin's and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county hurling team from 2004 to 2013.[1]. His nickname "Gizzy" was acquired in his childhood and is a reference to the character Gizmo from the movie Gremlins[2].
Playing career
Club
Lyng plays both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St. Martin's in Piercestown and has enjoyed much success.
In 1999 Lyng was still a member of the clubs minor team when he made his senior debut as a seventeen-year-old. He was a non-playing substitute when St. Martin's defeated Rathnure by two points to win their very first county championship.
After losing a final in the meantime St. Martin's were back in the championship decider in 2008. A 1-13 to 1-8 defeat of Oulart-the-Ballagh gave Lyng his first county title on the field of play.[3]
Inter-county
Lyng first came to prominence with Wexford as a member of the county's minor team in 1999. He enjoyed little success in this grade having lost a Leinster decider to Kilkenny. He later joined the Wexford under-21 team, winning back-to-back Leinster titles in 2001 and 2002.
Lyng made his senior debut for Wexford in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny in 2004. He remained on the fringes of the team and was a non-playing substitute when Wexford captured the Leinster title. He made his championship debut later that year when he came on as a substitute against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4]
By 2005 Lyng was a regular on the Wexford starting fifteen, however, the Slanysliders had to play second fiddle to Kilkenny in the provincial championship. Lyng lined out in four Leinster finals in-a-row, however, Kilkenny were the winners on all four occasions.
In 2009 Lyng was appointed Wexford captain. He retained that position in 2010 and guided the team to a National League Division 2 title following a defeat of Clare.[5]
Inter-provincial
Lyng has lined out with Leinster on a number of occasions in the inter-provincial series. He won two Railway Cup medals in 2006 and 2009.
Honours
- 2 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship 2001 2002
- 2 Railway Cup 2006 2009
- 1 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2004
- 1 National Hurling League Division 1 2010
- 1 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship 2008
References
- ^ "Lyng to captain Wexford in the championship". Hogan Stand. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Cliona, Foley (4 September 2017). "'I spent my whole career thinking if I didn't win an All-Ireland then my career was a failure. That's how you're taught to see it. What a destructive mode of thinking that is'". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "St. Martin's earn first Wexford SHC title". Breaking News. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Hurler profile: Diarmuid Lyng". Hurling Stats. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Relief for Bonnar as Wexford climb out of the mire". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.