Mark Hickey

PERSONAL

Nickname: Hick

Birthday: 24 Sept 2001

Townland: The Village

PLAYING INFO

Favourite Position: Wing forward

Toughest Opponent in Hurling: Easkey (Sligo)

Toughest Opponent in Football: Kilmacabea maybe I'm actually not sure

Favourite Pitch: The village pitch

Skills: Frees probably

Skills you'd like to improve on: Everything else

Who's the hardest to mark in training: Dec Harrington as he would break your fingers

GAA BACKGROUND

Earliest GAA memory: Jamie training us in Cúl camp or Maurice Sexton’s hat-trick v meelin 

One thing you'd do differently if you could go back: I wouldn't change a thing

Favourite match memory: The county final last year on Gillane's birthday 

Favourite celebration memory: Take your pick out of 25/26 to be honest but probably the county final day 2, 40 tequila roses 10am, Sean Sexton walking around the pub with nothing on and then the night that followed.

Who's a big influence on how you play: John Considine

A teammate you'd rely on on and off the pitch: Sexton you’d trust him to be good craic on a night out but he would also kill a man on the pitch for you if you asked 

OFF THE PITCH

Your hidden talent: I'm yet to find it

Favourite music/song: Part of me Katie perry or anything amble 

Interests outside of GAA: Black mirror and going for a run 

One thing you can't live without:A black coffee in the morning and chatGPT

Something that makes you happy: The sun

You in a sentance: Cool, sound and a kind heart 

What would you still like to achieve: Another county title and then become a millionaire 

GAA ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE:

• West Cork Minor Football B Championship

• U21 Hurling Championship 2022

• Division 2 Football League Title 2023 (Carbery) 

• Division 6 Hurling League Title 2024 (Cork)

• 1 County Premier Junior Hurling Championship 2025. 

• 1 Munster Junior Hurling Championship 2025.

• 1 All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship 2025/2026.