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Niall Fitzgerald (born 1981) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former midfielder. [1] He has been manager of the senior Tipperary county team since 2025.
Born in Clonmel,County Tipperary,Fitzgerald first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2000 championship. Fitzgerald subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
At club level Fitzgerald is a two-time championship medallist with Moyle Rovers
Fitzgerald retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2009 championship.
On 6 November 2025,Fitzgerald was announced as the new manager of the Tipperary senior team. [2] He replaced Philly Ryan,who died suddenly in October 2025. [3]