Diarmaid Byrnes
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| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | DHL Global Forwarding Executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] Outside of hurling, he works at DHL.
Playing career
[edit]School
[edit]Diarmuid Byrnes attended secondary school at Sexton Street CBS in Limerick city where he has subsequently returned to give motivational talks to students[3]
University
[edit]During his studies at Limerick Institute of Technology, Byrnes was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.[4] Byrnes went on to study Supply Chain Management at the University of Limerick in 2022[5].
GAA
[edit]Byrnes joined Patrickswell GAA 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.[6]
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.[7]
Inter-county
[edit]Minor and under-21
[edit]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.[8][9]
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.[10]
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.[11][12] On 12 September 2015, Byrnes was at right wing-back when Limerick defeated Wexford by0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.[13] He ended the season by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[14]
Senior
[edit]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.[15] Later that season he made his first championship appearance in a 3-12 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.[16]
In April 2017, Byrnes sustained a knee injury which rules him out of the championship.[17]
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.[18] Later that day he was named on The Sunday Game Team of the Year.[19] Byrnes ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 05 July 2026.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0-15 | 5 | 0-25 | 2 | 0-11 | 12 | 0-51 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0-17 | 5 | 1-16 | 2 | 0-11 | 11 | 1-45 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0-11 | 5 | 1-11 | 1 | 0-03 | 12 | 1-25 | ||
| 2025 | 4 | 0-13 | 5 | 0-10 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-23 | ||
| 2026 | 7 | 0-11 | 5 | 3-11 | 1 | 0-03 | 13 | 3-25 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 1-130 | 39 | 5-103 | 18 | 1-48 | 119 | 7-283 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Patrickswell
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015 (c)
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015 (c)
- Awards
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (5): 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year: 2022[23]
- All-Star Award (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- GAA-GPA All-Star Hurler of the Year (1): 2022[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (9 January 2016). "18 new faces on Limerick hurling panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (16 June 2016). "Limerick select four debuts for Munster SHC against Tipperary". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ Lynch, Richard (28 November 2022). "CBS Sexton Street Students honoured at 2022 JP McManus scholarship awards".
- ↑ "Fitzgibbon Cup: Byrnes points way as LIT edge out UCD". Irish Independent. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Linkedin Profile". 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (14 October 2016). "Magnificent Patrickswell still pride of the parish". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "O'Sullivan sinks Cork". Irish Independent. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Banner dig deep to see off Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Wexford have no answer for prolific Limerick". Irish Times. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (20 June 2016). "Tipp pass the Limerick test with honours". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Connell, Jerome (4 July 2017). "Limerick 'fully aware' of Byrnes club hurling action hours before Kilkenny qualifier". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Diarmaid Byrnes the player of the year as Limerick dominate team selection". RTE Sport. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ "Diarmaid Byrnes pinching himself after Hurler of the Year award". RTE Sport. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.