Darragh Fitzgibbon

Darragh Fitzgibbon
Personal information
Native name
Darragh Mac Giobúin (Irish)
Nickname
Fitzy
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Charleville,
County Cork, Ireland
OccupationPrimary school teacher
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
SportHurling
PositionMidfield
Clubs*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2014-present
2016
2017-2018
 Charleville
→ Avondhu
→ UCC		 43 (8-294)
1 (0-00)
7 (1-25)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
College
Years College
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county**
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Cork 47 (4-93)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 3
* club appearances and scores correct as of 21:33, 8 June 2025.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 20 July 2025.

Darragh Fitzgibbon (born 1 April 1997) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Charleville and at inter-county level he is the captain of the Cork senior hurling team. Fitzgibbon usually lines out at midfield.

Early life

Born and raised in Charleville, County Cork, Fitzgibbon received his secondary education at Charleville CBS. He played hurling in all different age-groups with the school, including lining out in the Dr Harty Cup.[1] Fitzgibbon later studied at University College Cork (UCC) and earned selection to the university's hurling team. He won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 2019, after scoring a point in the 2–21 to 0–13 win over Mary Immaculate College in the final.[2] Fitzgibbon claimed a second successive winners' medal in 2020, after a one-point win iver Institute of Technology, Carlow.[3] He ended the campaign by being named on the Team of the Year.[4]

Club career

Fitzgibbon first played hurling, and Gaelic football, at underage levels with the Charleville club. He won consecutive North Cork U21AHC titles and was at midfield when the club's under-21 football team beat Duarigle Gaels to win the Cork U21BFC title in 2018.[5]

By that stage, Fitzgibbon had already made his adult level debut, after lining out in a six-point win over Milford in the Cork IHC in June 2014. Charleville later incurred a one-point defeat by Fermoy in the final.[6] Charleville qualified for a second successive final a year later, with Fitzgibbon claiming a winners' medal after scoring 1–09 in the 5–24 to 1–10 win over Dripsey.[7]

Three years later, Fitzgibbon was Charleville's top scorer overall when the club beat Courcey Rovers in a replay to win the Cork PIHC title.[8] This was followed by a Munster Club IHC title, before defeat for Charleville by Oranmore-Maree in the 2019 All-Ireland Club IHC final.[9]

Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 2–51, when Charleville won the inaugural Cork SAHC title in 2020, after a 3–12 to 1–14 win over Fr O'Neill's in the final.[10] As a Gaelic footballer, Fitzgibbon won a North Cork JAFC medal after Charleville's 0–18 to 0–13 win over Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels in 2025.[11]

Inter-county career

Fitzgibbon first played for Cork as a member of the minor team during their unsuccessful Munster MHC campaign in 2015.[12] He immediately made the step up the under-21 team, making his first appearance for the team in a seven-point defeat by Limerick in June 2016.[13] After another unsuccessful campaign the following year, Fitzgibbon won a Munster U21HC medal in July 2018, in spite of leaving the field injured in Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[14] Cork were later beaten by Tipperary in the 2018 All-Ireland U21HC final, in what was his last game in the grade.[15] Fitzgibbon was later nominated for the Team of the Year.[16]

After being earlier added to the pre-season training panel, Fitzgibbon made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League defeat of Clare in February 2017.[17] His first Munster SHC start came in a 2–27 to 1–26 win over Tipperary in May 2017.[18] Fitzgibbon subsequently claimed his first provincial medal, after lining ot at midfield in Cork's 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the 2017 Munster SHC final.[19] He ended the season by receiving his first All-Star nomination.[20]

Fitzgibbon won a second consecutive Munster SHC medal in July 2018, following a second consecutive 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[21] His performances throughout the season earned him his first All-Star award and a Young Hurler of the Year nomination.[22][23] Fitzgibbon lined out at midfield in Cork's 3-32 to 1-22 defeat by Limerick in the 2021 All-Ireland SHC final.[24] He received further All-Star nominations in 2022 and 2023.[25][26]

Fitzgibbon lined out at midfield in Cork's 3-28 to 1-34 extra-time defeat by Clare in the 2024 All-Ireland SHC final.[27] He ended the season by winning his second All-Star award, as well as being a GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year nominee.[28] Fitzgibbon claimed his first national silverware in April 2025 when Cork won the National Hurling League title following a 3–24 to 0–23 win over Tipperary in the final.[29] Later that season, he won his third Munster SHC medal after a penalty shootout defeat of Limerick in the 2025 Munster SHC final.[30] Fitzgibbon was again at midfield for the 3-27 to 1-18 defeat by Tipperary in the 2025 All-Ireland SHC final, in what was a second consecutive defeat in the final and a third defeat in five seasons.[31] He ended the season, once again, by claiming a third All-Star award.[32]

Fitzgibbon succeeded Robert Downey as team captain in January 2026.[33]

Personal life

Fitzgibbon's father is former Milford and Cork hurler Mossy Fitzgibbon, and his mother is Ita O’Keeffe, who played camogie with Castletown-Ballyagran.[34] He is the maternal cousin of Richie English.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 September 2025.
Team Year Cork IHC Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Charleville 2014 2 0-03 — — 2 0-03
2015 4 1-24 — — 4 1-24
Total 6 1-27 — — 6 1-27
Year Cork PIHC Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
2016 3 1-15 — — 3 1-15
2017 4 0-24 — — 4 0-24
2018 6 2-27 2 0-15 2 0-16 10 2-58
Total 13 3-66 2 0-15 2 0-16 17 3-97
Year Cork SHC Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
2019 2 0-30 — — 2 0-30
Total 2 0-30 — — 2 0-30
Year Cork SAHC Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
2020 5 2-51 — — 5 2-51
Total 5 2-51 — — 5 2-51
Year Cork PSHC Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
2021 4 2-35 — — 4 2-35
2022 4 0-25 — — 4 0-25
2023 1 0-05 — — 1 0-05
2024 4 0-24 — — 4 0-24
2025 3 0-29 — — 3 0-29
Total 16 2-118 — — 16 2-118
Career total 42 8-292 2 0-15 2 0-16 46 8-323

Division

As of match played 1 September 2018.
Team Year Cork SHC
Apps Score
Avondhu 2016 1 0-00
University College Cork 2017 5 0-16
2018 2 1-09
Career total 8 1-25

Inter-county

As of 7 March 2026
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2017 Division 1A 4 0-06 3 0-02 1 0-01 8 0-09
2018 4 0-05 5 0-10 1 0-04 10 0-19
2019 1 0-00 4 0-06 2 0-04 7 0-10
2020 4 0-05 0 0-00 1 0-00 5 0-05
2021 4 0-10 1 0-03 4 0-03 9 0-16
2022 6 2-13 4 2-03 2 1-06 12 5-22
2023 0 0-00 4 1-11 — 4 1-11
2024 2 1-01 4 0-14 4 0-10 10 1-25
2025 7 2-31 5 0-11 2 0-05 14 2-47
2026 5 0-14 0 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-14
Career total 37 5-85 30 3-60 17 1-33 84 9-178

Honours

University College Cork
Charleville
Cork
Awards

References

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