Ciarán Carey Gaelic games player
Ciarán Carey (born 16 January 1970) is an Irish hurling selector and player. He is currently a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team.An effective centre-back, Carey is often regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland medal. Nonetheless he enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with Limerick. He was a key member of the latter team during the 1990s and collected two Munster titles, two National Hurling League titles and three All-Star awards.In retirement from playing Carey has become involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has taken charge of the Tournafulla and Granagh-Ballingarry sides in hurling and camogie respectively. Carey began his inter-county coaching career when he was appointed manager of the Limerick senior camogie team in 2007. He subsequently took charge of the Limerick under-21 hurling team as well as being a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team under Donal O'Grady. In November 2013 Carey was appointed for a second spell as manager of the Limerick under-21 team.