Fintan Fitzgerald
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| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fintan Fitzgerald (born 2005) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Mungret/St Paul's and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Fitzgerald was educated at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick and lined out in all grades of hurling during his time there. He was a Dean Ryan Cup runner-up in 2022.[1] He later captained the school's senior to a defeat by St Joseph's CBS Nenagh in the 2024 Harty Cup final.[2] Fitzgerald won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with the University of Limerick in 2026.[3]
At club level, Fitzgerald first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Mungret/St Paul's. He won a Limerick Prmeier U21HC title in 2023, before captaining the team to the Limerick Premier U20HC title in 2025.[4][5]
Fitzgerald first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick as a member of the minor team in 2022.[6] He later spent three seasons with the under-20 team. Fitzgerald was part of the senior team's pre-season training panel in 2025 before later being released.[7] He was again part of Limerick's pre-season training panel the following year and won a Munster SHL title in 2026. Fitzgerald was retained for the subsequent National Hurling League campaign.[8]
Honours
[edit]- University of Limerick
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2026
- Mungret/St Paul's
- Limerick Premier Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2023
- Limerick Premier Under-20 Hurling Championship (1): 2025
- Limerick
References
[edit]- ↑ Buckley, Brendan (17 November 2021). "St Flannan's clinch Dean Ryan Cup with late goal burst". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (3 February 2024). "Hoolan the hero as late, late goal ushers in Harty history for Nenagh CBS". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ↑ "Limerick stars shine as clinical UL see off local rivals Mary Immaculate College in Fitzgibbon Cup final". Limerick Live. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ "Archer and Lynch lead Mungret St Paul's to more silverware". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "'Senior is the big one that we want really' says Mungret St Paul's U20 hurling captain Fintan Fitzgerald". Limerick Live. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Electric Ireland Munster MHC: Limerick and Clare cruise into quarter-finals". Irish Independent. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Limerick Senior Hurling Pre Season Squad 2025". Limerick GAA website. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Numbers behind Limerick hurlers' spring surge as they host Cork in league final". Echo Live. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.