Lining out at full-forward and flanked by his Kilkenny teammates Charlie Carter and Henry Shefflin, he scored four points in the 3–15 to 2–15 defeat by Munster. Managerial career Institute of Technology, Carlow In October 2013, Carey was appointed Ambassador for Hurling and senior team manager at the Institute of Technology, Carlow. On 25 October 2017, he guided IT Carlow to the final of the Fitzgibbon Cup for the first time in their history. Carey's side suffered a 3–24 to 1–19 defeat by reigning champions Mary Immaculate College. Leinster Carey was added to Johnny Dooley's management team as a selector with the Leinster inter-provincial team in advance of the 2014 Railway Cup. On 1 March 2014, he helped guide Leinster to a 1–23 to 0–16 defeat of Connacht to secure the Railway Cup title. Kilkenny Under-21/under-20 Carey succeeded Eddie Brennan as manager of the Kilkenny under-21 hurling team on 9 October 2017. In his opening game in charge on 20 June 2018, Kilkenny were knocked out of the Leinster Championship by Galway after a 3–13 to 1–17 defeat at the semi-final stage. A change to the age limit in the championship saw Carey being appointed manager of the new Kilkenny under-20 hurling team on 10 September 2018. After victories over Laois and Galway, he guided Kilkenny to the Leinster Championship title on 17 July 2019 after a 1–17 to 0–18 defeat of Wexford in the final. Senior On 14 October 2019, Carey was ratified as a selector to the Kilkenny senior hurling team under Brian Cody. In January 2021, he left his role as a selector on the team. Career statistics Club Inter-county Honours Team St Kieran's College All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1988, 1989 Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1987, 1988, 1989 Young Irelands Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1996 (c), 2002 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1992 Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003 (c) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (10): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (c), 2005 National Hurling League (4): 1989-90, 1994-95, 2003, 2005 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1989 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1990 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1988 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1988 Leinster Railway Cup (2): 1993, 1998 Individual Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century: Left wing-forward Leinster Hurling Team of the Last 25 Years