Luke Fortune

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Luke Fortune
Personal information
Irish name Lúcás Ó Foirtcheirn
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Corner Back/Wing Back
Born (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 25)
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Cavan Gaels
Club titles
Cavan titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 UCD
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2019–2022
 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1

Luke Fortune (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Cavan county team. He plays his club football with Cavan Gaels.

Contents

Playing career

College

Fortune went to school at St Patrick's College in Cavan. On 17 March 2015, Fortune started at corner back in the MacRory Cup final against St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon. Cavan were winners on a 2–12 to 0–8 scoreline. [1] Fortune played in the Hogan Cup semi-final against PBS Chorca Dhuibhne, where St Pat's suffered a three-point loss. [2] [3]

University

On 17 February 2018, Fortune started in defence as UCD faced NUI Galway in the Sigerson Cup final. UCD were winners by a single point. [4]

Club

On 8 October 2017, Fortune started at corner back in his first county final, where Cavan Gaels faced Castlerahan. A 0–13 to 0–8 win gave Fortune his first county title. [5] The Gaels would later defeat Lámh Dhearg and Derrygonnelly to reach the Ulster Club final. [6] [7] On 26 November, Fortune started at corner back as Cavan Gaels faced Slaughtneil in the Ulster final. It was Slaughneil's day as they ran out comfortable winners. [8]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

On 19 July 2015, Fortune was at corner back as the Cavan minor team faced Derry in the Ulster final. Derry came out on top on a 1–11 to 0–11 scoreline. [9]

Fortune was captain of the under-20 side in 2018, [10] but Cavan suffered a heavy defeat in the first round against Donegal. [11]

Senior

Fortune joined the Cavan senior panel ahead of the 2019 season. On 27 January 2019, Fortune made his National League debut as a substitute in a loss to Galway. [12]

On 31 October 2020, Fortune made his championship debut, scoring two points from wing back in an Ulster quarter-final defeat of Monaghan. [13] Fortune kept his place and started the Ulster final against Donegal on 22 November. Cavan won their first Ulster title since 1997 after a four-point win. [14] On 5 December, Fortune started the All-Ireland semi-final loss to eventual champions Dublin. [15]

On 2 April 2022, Fortune was at corner-back as Cavan faced Tipperary in the National League Division 4 final at Croke Park, with Cavan coming out winners on a 2–10 to 0–15 scoreline. [16]

Cavan faced Westmeath in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final on 9 July, and Fortune started the game on the bench. Fortune came on as a substitute as Cavan lost by four points. [17]

Honours

Cavan

Cavan Gaels

UCD

St. Patrick's College Cavan

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "St Patrick's, Cavan end 43-year wait to win MacRory Cup final". The Irish Times . 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ó Muircheartaigh saves PCD". The Kerryman . 31 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "St Pat's Cavan suffer extra-time defeat in Hogan Cup semi-final". BBC Northern Ireland . 28 March 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "UCD pip NUIG in nailbiting Sigerson Cup final". RTÉ . 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gaels too strong for Castlerahan in Cavan final". The Irish News . 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cavan Gaels prove much too strong for Lamh Dhearg". The Irish News . 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cavan Gaels reach a first Ulster SFC final since 1977". The Irish Times . 19 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Slaughtneil ease to Ulster title beating Cavan Gaels". RTÉ . 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "McGuigan on fire as Derry end 13-year wait for Ulster minor title". Irish Independent . 20 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "U20s face all-or-nothing trip to Celtic Park". The Anglo-Celt . 25 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "U20s suffer heavy defeat against Donegal". The Anglo-Celt . 27 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Galway repel late Cavan surge in niggly encounter". RTÉ . 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Galligan the hero as Cavan win it at the death against Monaghan". The42.ie. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Cavan shock Donegal to claim Ulster title". RTÉ. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dublin beat Cavan at a canter to reach another final". RTÉ. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lynch brace crucial as Cavan pip Tipp to Croke Park glory". Irish Examiner . 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Westmeath crowned inaugural Tailteann Cup champions after late flurry against Cavan". The42.ie . 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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