title: Diarmaid Blake
text: # Diarmaid Blake
  
  Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.
  
  Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.
  
  Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### St. Jarlath’s College
  
  * Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship : (3) 1999, 2000, 2001
  
  ### Galway
  
  * Connacht Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002
     * Runner-up : (1) 2003
  * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002
  * Connacht Senior Football Championship : (4) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
     * Runner-up : (3) 2006, 2007, 2009
  