Diarmuid Lyng

Diarmuid Lyng
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Ó Loinn
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1981 (age 42–43)
Wexford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Gizzy
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
1999-2020

St Martin's

Tralee Parnells
Club titles
Wexford titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2004-2013
 Wexford 22 (1-82)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:45, 25 June 2012.
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Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981 in Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St Martin's and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county hurling team from 2004 to 2013.[1] His nickname "Gizzy" was acquired in his childhood and is a reference to the character Gizmo from the movie Gremlins.[2] A graduate of Froebel College of Education, Lyng is a primary school teacher.

  1. ^ "Lyng to captain Wexford in the championship". Hogan Stand. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ^ Cliona, Foley (4 September 2017). "'I spent my whole career thinking if I didn't win an All-Ireland then my career was a failure. That's how you're taught to see it. What a destructive mode of thinking that is'". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.