Fintan Fitzgerald
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| Native name | Fionntán Mac Gearailt (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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
- 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
- ^ 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.