| Diarmuid McCarthy | |
| Irish: | Diarmuid Mac Cárthaigh |
| Occupation: | Publican |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Code: | Football |
| County: | Cork |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Naomh Abán → Muskerry |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Cork |
| Icyears: | 1982–1983 |
| Icposition: | Right wing-forward |
| Icapps(Points): | 5 (1-04) |
| Icprovince: | 1 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 9 July 2022 (aged 66) |
| Death Place: | Ballymakeera, County Cork, Ireland |
| Icupdate: | 15:53, 30 June 2017 |
Diarmuid McCarthy (1956 – 9 July 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Naomh Abán and Muskerry and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
McCarthy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Naomh Abán. He was just 17-years-old when he was part of the club's adult team that won the Cork JFC title in 1973 before later winning a Cork IFC title in 1977.[1] His performances at club level also earned inclusion on the Muskerry divisional team.
McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Cork minor football team.[2] He was at centre-forward when Cork beat Mayo in the 1974 All-Ireland minor final.[3] He also spent two years with the Cork under-21 team.[4] McCarthy made his senior team debut during the 1982 Munster SFC. He was an unused substitute for Cork's defeat of Kerry in the 1983 Munster final.[5] McCarthy ended his inter-county career as captain of the Cork junior football team that beat Warwickshire in the 1989 All-Ireland junior final.[6]
McCarthy died after a long illness on 9 July 2022, aged 66.[7]
1973, 1988