Peter Casey (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Ó Cathasaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
21 July 1997 Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Na Piarsaigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Limerick | 31 (3-57) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:53, 28 April 2024. | |||
Peter Casey is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. His brother, Mike Casey, also plays for both teams.
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Casey first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. On 20 February 2016, he scored two points when Ardscoil Rís won the Harty Cup title after an 0–11 to 0–08 defeat of Our Lady's Secondary School from Templemore in the final.[1]
Club
[edit]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 and under-21 grades. He later made his senior championship debut for the club.
On 11 October 2015, Casey was at left corner-forward when Na Piarsaigh defeated Patrickswell by 1–22 to 4–12 to win the Limerick Senior Championship.[2] Later that season he won a Munster Championship medal after a 2–18 to 2–11 defeat of Ballygunner in the final.[3] On 17 March 2016, Casey won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2–25 to 2–14 in the final.[4]
On 15 October 2017, Casey won a second Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1–22 to 2–14 in the final.[5] He later won a second Munster Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3–15 to 2–10 in the final.[6] On 17 March 2018, Casey was at corner-forward when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final.[7]
On 27 October 2018, Casey won a third Limerick Championship medal following Na Piarsaigh's 2–22 to 3–10 defeat of Doon.[8]
Casey won his 4th county senior hurling medal in 2020 with a victory over Doon in the LIT Gaelic Grounds and a 5th medal followed in 2022 with a comprehensive victory over Kilmallock
Inter-county
[edit]Minor and under-21
[edit]Casey first played for Limerick at minor level. On 22 July 2014, he was at left corner-forward when Limerick won their second successive Munster Championship title after a 0–24 to 0–18 defeat of Waterford in the final.[9] Casey was moved to left wing-forward for the subsequent All-Ireland final against Kilkenny on 7 September 2014. He was held scoreless in the 2–17 to 0–19 defeat.[10] Casey's second and final season with the Limerick minor hurling team ended with an All-Ireland quarter-final defeat by Galway.[11]
In his final year on the minor team, Casey was included on the Limerick under-21 team. He won a Munster Championship medal in his debut season after a 0–22 to 0–19 win over Clare in the final.[12][13] On 12 September 2015, Casey was introduced as a substitute when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[14]
After surrendering their title in 2016, Casey bwon a second Munster Championship medal the following year after a 0–16 to 1–11 defeat of Cork in the final.[15] On 9 September 2017, Casey was at right corner-forward in Limerick's 0–17 to 0–11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[16] He was later named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year for a second time.[17]
Senior
[edit]Casey made his first senior appearance on 22 January 2017, scoring 1–09 in a pre-season Munster League defeat of Kerry.[18] Later that season he made his first appearance in the National Hurling League in a three-point defeat by Wexford.[19]
On 19 August 2018, Casey was introduced as a 63rd-minute substitute for Séamus Flanagan when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3–16 to 2–18 defeat of Galway in the final.[20]
On 31 March 2019, Casey was selected at full-forward for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal after scoring three points from play in the 1–24 to 0–19 victory.[21] On 30 June 2019, Casey won a Munster Championship medal after top scoring with 1-05 from play in Limerick's 2–26 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[22] He ended the game with the man of the match award. Casey ended the year by receiving his first All-Star nomination.[23]
On 28 April 2024, Casey suffered a broken ankle in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship victory over Tipperary which will rule him out for the rest of the year.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 April 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2017 | Division 1B | 3 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-03 | 5 | 0-13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-05 | 4 | 1-05 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 6 | 1-14 | 5 | 1-11 | 1 | 0-00 | 12 | 2-26 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-12 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-09 | 2 | 0-08 | 2 | 0-07 | 9 | 0-24 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 1-09 | 5 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-07 | 12 | 1-20 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-01 | 1 | 1-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-03 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 2-45 | 17 | 2-33 | 14 | 1-24 | 54 | 5-103 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Ardscoil Rís
- Na Piarsaigh
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2016
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2015, 2017
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015, 2017
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015, 2017
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2014
- Awards
- All-Star Award (1): 2021
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2021
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Ardscoil Rís claim fourth Harty Cup in seven years". Irish Examiner. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (12 October 2015). "Downes restores Na Piarsaigh as Limerick leaders". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (23 November 2015). "Dowling goal puts seal on Na Piarsaigh glory trail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (18 March 2015). "Immortality for Na Piarsaigh as Cushendall rue big-day flop". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown". Irish Independent. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Keys, Colm (19 November 2017). "Late Na Piarsaigh surge sweeps aside Ballygunner in scrappy Munster final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Keys, Colm (18 March 2018). "Cuala finish with four late points to finally see off Na Piarsaigh challenge and retain All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Small, Darragh (29 October 2018). "Boss Beary points to experience of troops as Na Piarsaigh impress again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (23 July 2014). "Limerick blitz shakes off Déise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (8 September 2014). "Wonderful Walsh fires Cats to victory over Limerick". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (27 July 2015). "Evan Niland stars as slick Galway see off Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 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.
- ^ "Limerick beat Cork to earn second Munster U21 hurling title in three years". Irish Examiner. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 October 2017). "Gillane the star man as Limerick, Kilkenny, Galway and Cork players make U21 team of the year". The 42. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (23 January 2017). "Peter Casey stars on debut as Limerick cut loose". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Furlong, Brendan (13 February 2017). "Davy's Wexford come good to see off Limerick". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Limerick confirm Peter Casey suffered broken ankle". RTE Sport. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.