Tommy Fitzgerald (hurler)

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Tommy Fitzgerald
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Mac Gearailt
Sport Hurling
Position Wing-forward
Born 1983
Portlaoise,
County Laois, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Portlaoise
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Laois titles 9 1
Leinster titles 2 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002-2015
Laois 50
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Thomas Fitzgerald (born 1983) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who, as of 2024, is the manager of the Laois senior hurling team. He was a dual player at club level with Portlaoise and was also a member of the Laois senior hurling team.

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Playing career

Fitzgerald began his club career with Portlaoise as a dual player at underage levels. He won minor and under-21 championship titles in both hurling and Gaelic football before progressing to the club's respective senior teams as a dual player. Fitzgerald won nine Laois SFC medals and one Laois SHC between 2002 and 2013. He also won two Leinster Club SFC medals. [1]

On the inter-county scene, Fitzgerald first played hurling for Laois during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2000 and 2001. He later lined out with the under-21 team. Fitzgerald made his senior team debut in 2002. He won a National League Division 2 medal that year before later claiming an All-Ireland SBHC medal after a 2–20 to 2–07 defeat of Wicklow in the final. [2]

Fitzgerald won a second Division 2 medal in 2007 before leaving the panel in March 2011 following a disagreement with team manager Brendan Fennelly. [3] He returned to the panel shortly after and claimed a third Division 2 medal in 2013. Fitzgerald retired from inter-county hurling 2015. [4]

Management career

Fitzgerald was part of Eddie Brennan's management team when Brennan guided Laois to the Joe McDonagh Cup title in 2019. [5] Fitzgerald later switched to club coaching with St Thomas' in Galway. [6] After coaching the club to three successive Galway SHC titles, Fitzgerald's side claimed the All-Ireland Club SHC title in 2024 after an 0–18 to 0–17 defeat of O'Loughlin Gaels. [7]

Fitzgerald succeeded Darren Gleeson as the Laois senior team manager in November 2024. [8]

Honours

Player

Portlaoise
Laois

Management

St Thomas'
Laois

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References

  1. "Portlaoise set high standard". Irish Independent. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. "Wicklow fall at the last". Irish Independent. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. "Fitzgerald brands Fennelly a 'disaster from day one'". Irish Examiner. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. "Laois hurlers decimated by withdrawals". Hogan Stand. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. "Modest Fitzgerald integral to Laois' recent success". RTÉ Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  6. "Righting wrongs not on St Thomas' minds – Fitzgerald". Irish Independent. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  7. "Laois man plays a part as Galway side St Thomas's claim thrilling All Ireland club hurling title". Laois Today. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. "Fitzgerald to replace Gleeson as Laois hurling manager". Laois Today. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.