Diarmuid O'Keeffe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Caoimh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
2 January 1992 Rathangan, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Dee | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Anne's Rathangan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Wexford titles | 2 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012-2024 | Wexford | 46 (4-41) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Diarmuid O'Keeffe (born 2 January 1992) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Anne's Rathangan and at inter-county level he is a former member of the Wexford senior hurling team. O'Keeffe usually lines out as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
[edit]O'Keeffe began his club career as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels with the St Anne's Rathangan club. He won a Wexford U21HC title in 2011, by which time he had progressed to adult level in both codes.
O'Keeffe had his first success at adult level in 2012 when he won a Wexford SFC medal following St Anne's Rathangan 2-14 to 0-08 defeat of Castletown in the final.[2] He claimed a second SFC winners' medal two years later when Gusserane were beaten in the final by 1-06 to 0-08.[3] As a club hurler, O'Keeffe won a Wexford IHC title in 2017 following a 2-10 to 1-12 defeat of Crossabeg–Ballymurn in the final.[4]
A Wexford IFC title followed for O'Keeffe in 2020, when St Anne's Rathanagan beat Ferns St Aidan's by two points.[5] He has failed to add a Wexford SHC medal to his collection after losing three finals between 2019 and 2024.[6]
Inter-county career
[edit]O'Keeffe began his inter-county career with Wexford as a 16-year-old member of the minor team in 2008. He spent three seasons in that grade but had little in terms of success after losing consecutive Leinster finals[7] O'Keeffe immediately progressed to the under-21 team and made his debut in that grade in 2011.[8][9] He was appointed captain of Wexford's under-21 football team in 2013, while he was also a member of the extended panel of the under-21 hurling team that year that claimed the Leinster U21HC after a 1-21 to 0-21 defeat of Kilkenny.[10]
O'Keeffe made his senior team debut in February 2012 when he lined out at centre-forward in a 3-18 to 2-15 National League defeat by Antrim.[11] He claimed his first senior silverware in 2018 when Wexford won the Walsh Cup after a free-taking shoot-out defeat of Kilkenny.[12] O'Keeffe added a Leinster SHC medal to his collection when Wexford claimed the provincial title for the first time in 15 years after a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny in the 2019 Leinster final.[13] His performance for the team earned him the GAA/GPA Player of the Month award for hurling for June 2019, while he was also included on the GAA/GPA All-Star team at the end of the season.[14][15]
O'Keeffe retired from inter-county hurling on 22 November 2024.[16][17]
Personal life
[edit]O'Keeffe works as a secondary school teacher in St. Peter's College in Dunboyne, County Meath.[18] His father-in-law, Jarlath Burns, is an Ulster SFC-winner with Armagh who became President of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2024. O'Keeffe's brother-in-law, Jarly Óg Burns, won an All-Ireland SFC medal with Armagh in 2024.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Wexford | 2012 | Division 1 | 5 | 1-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-02 | 7 | 2-06 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0-11 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-06 | 12 | 0-18 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-08 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-08 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-02 | 8 | 0-04 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 2-07 | 3 | 1-03 | 1 | 0-02 | 11 | 3-12 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 0-07 | 4 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 12 | 0-12 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 0-08 | 5 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-02 | 12 | 0-19 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 1-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-04 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-03 | 1 | 1-00 | 8 | 1-08 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1-06 | 5 | 1-04 | 1 | 0-01 | 12 | 2-11 | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | — | 7 | 0-01 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 57 | 5-62 | 29 | 2-24 | 17 | 2-17 | 103 | 9-103 | ||
Honours
[edit]- St Anne's Rathangan
- Wexford Senior Football Championship: 2012, 2014
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2017
- Wexford Intermediate Football Championship: 2020
- Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2011
- Wexford
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019
- Walsh Cup: 2018
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2013
- Awards
- GAA/GPA All-Star Award: 2019
- GAA/GPA Player of the Month: June 2019
References
[edit]- ^ Fogarty, John (14 April 2017). "Getting to know the 'unknown' hurlers of Wexford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wexford SFC final: Barry inspires St. Anne's". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wexford SFC final: Fogarty wins it for St. Anne's". Hogan Stand. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Simpson steers Anne's back to top flight". Irish Independent. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Anne's survive penalty scare as last-gasp save denies Ferns". Wexford People. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (3 November 2024). "'Heart stopping' victory for St Martin's as they claim first Wexford title since 2019". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Awesome Kehoe fires young Cats to further success". Irish Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Leinster U21HC: Wexford hand Laois another hammering". Hogan Stand. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "A disappointing night for Wexford U21's". Wexford GAA website. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wexford need extra time to overcome Cats in U-21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Mighty Donnelly keeps Wexford at bay". Irish Independent. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Aherne, Alan (27 January 2018). "Fanning hits winner in historic shoot-out". Gorey Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "O'Keeffe and Brennan named PwC GAA/GPA Players of the Month for June". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 PwC All-Star Hurling Final 15". GAA website. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Wexford's former All-Star Diarmuid O'Keeffe retires from inter-county hurling". Irish Independent. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Wexford's Diarmuid O'Keeffe retires from inter-county hurling". Irish Examiner. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "This chance may never come again - Model man O'Keeffe". Irish Independent. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Behind new GAA president is a gale of goodwill. In front of him, some stiff headwinds". Irish Examiner. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.