| Mike Casey | |
| Irish: | Mícheál Ó Cathasaigh |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Birth Date: | 1995 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 10 |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Code: | Hurling |
| County: | Limerick |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Na Piarsaigh |
| Clyears: | 2013-present |
| Clcounty: | 6 |
| Clprovince: | 3 |
| Clallireland: | 1 |
| Colleges: | University of Limerick |
| Fitz: | 1 |
| Colyears: | 2014-2018 |
| Counties: | Limerick |
| Icyears: | 2016-present |
| Icposition: | Full-back |
| Icapps(Points): | 34 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 5 |
| Icallireland: | 4 |
| Nhl: | 3 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 19:00, 07 July 2024 |
Michael L. Casey (born 25 October 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for club side Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. His brother, Peter Casey, also plays for both teams.
Casey first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. On 22 February 2014, he won a Harty Cup medal following a 2-13 to 0-04 defeat of Scoil na Trionoide Naofa.[1]
During his studies at the University of Limerick, Casey was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 24 February 2018, he was introduced as a substitute when the university defeated DCU Dóchás Éireann by 2-21 to 2-15 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.[2]
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, minor and under-21 grades. He made his senior championship debut for the club as a seventeen-year-old in 2013.
On 6 October 2013, Casey was at left corner-back when Na Piarsaigh defeated Adare by 0-14 to 0-12 to win the Limerick Senior Championship.[3] Team manager Seán Stack later said that Casey "was definitely man of the match for me".[4] Casey retained his place at corner-back for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a provincial medal after a 4-14 to 0-08 defeat of Sixmilebridge in the final.[5]
Casey won a second Limerick Championship medal on 11 October 2015 after a 1-22 to 4-12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final.[6] Later that season he won a second Munster medal after a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat of Ballygunner.[7] 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.[8]
On 15 October 2017, Casey won a third Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1-22 to 2-14 in the final.[9] He later won a third Munster Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3-15 to 2-10 in the final.[10] On 17 March 2018, Casey was at full-back when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final.[11]
On 27 October 2018, Casey won a fourth Limerick Championship medal following Na Piarsaigh's 2-22 to 3-10 defeat of Doon.[12]
Casey first played for Limerick at minor level. On 23 July 2013, he was introduced as a substitute in the 39th minute when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in the final.[13]
Casey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2015 and won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[14] On 12 September 2015, Casey was at left corner-back when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[15]
Casey joined the Limerick senior hurling team in January 2016.[16] He was released from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship.
On 12 February 2017, Casey made his senior debut at left corner-back in a National League defeat by Wexford.[17] Later that season he made his first championship start in a 3-17 to 2-16 Munster Championship semi-final defeat by Clare.[18]
On 19 August 2018, Casey was at full-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.[19] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[20]
On 31 March 2019, Casey started Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford on the bench. He was introduced as a half-time substitute for Tom Condon and collected a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[21] On 30 June 2019, Casey won a Munster Championship medal at full-back following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[22] He ended the year by being nominated for a second All-Star award.[23]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | |||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |||
| 2023 | 4 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-01 | |||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-01 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 0-02 | 23 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-00 | 53 | 0-02 | |||
2016
2013, 2015, 2017
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
2015
2013