Diarmuid Lyng

Lyng plays both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club St Martin's in Piercestown and has experienced much success.

In 1999 Lyng was still a member of the clubs minor team when he made his senior debut as a seventeen-year-old. He was a non-playing substitute when St Martin's defeated Rathnure by two points to win their very first county championship.

After losing a final in the meantime St Martin's were back in the championship decider in 2008. A 1-13 to 1-8 defeat of Oulart-the-Ballagh gave Lyng his first county title on the field of play.[3]

He later joined Kerry side Tralee Parnells

Lyng first came to prominence with Wexford as a member of the county's minor team in 1999. He enjoyed little success in this grade having lost a Leinster decider to Kilkenny. He later joined the Wexford under-21 team, winning back-to-back Leinster titles in 2001 and 2002.

Lyng made his senior debut for Wexford in a National Hurling League game against Kilkenny in 2004. He remained on the fringes of the team and was a non-playing substitute when Wexford captured the Leinster title. He made his championship debut later that year when he came on as a substitute against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4]

By 2005 Lyng was a regular on the Wexford starting fifteen, however, the Slanysliders had to play second fiddle to Kilkenny in the provincial championship. Lyng lined out in four Leinster finals in-a-row, however, Kilkenny were the winners on all four occasions.

In 2009 Lyng was appointed Wexford captain. He retained that position in 2010 and guided the team to a National League Division 2 title following a defeat of Clare.[5]

Lyng has lined out with Leinster on a number of occasions in the inter-provincial series. He won two Railway Cup medals in 2006 and 2009.