James McGarry

Who is James McGarry?

James McGarry is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, McGarry first excelled at hurling whilst at school in Kilkenny CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny junior team. He joined the senior team for the 1997 championship. McGarry went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over a decade, and won five All-Ireland medals, seven Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McGarry won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he enjoyed a lengthy but largely unsuccessful career with Bennettsbridge.

Throughout his career McGarry made 35 championship appearances. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat of Waterford in the 2008 championship.

In retirement from playing McGarry became involved in team management and coaching. He was joint-manager of the Ballyhale Shamrocks team that claimed county, Leinster and All-Ireland titles during the 2009-10 season.