Gearóid M. Hegarty (born 10 August 1994) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays as a right wing-forward for club side St Patrick's and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He is a former member of the Limerick senior football team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó hÉigeartaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
10 August 1994 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012-present | St Patrick's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2016-present | Limerick | 46 (7–89) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:43, 01 November 2024. | |||
Early life
editHegarty was born in Limerick. His father, Ger Hegarty, was an All-Ireland runner-up with the Limerick senior hurling team in 1994.[3][4]
Playing career
editCollege
editHegarty first came to prominence as a hurler with Castletroy College. On 19 October 2011, he was a forward on the first Castletroy College team to play in the Harty Cup.[5]
University
editDuring his studies at the University of Limerick, Hegarty was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 24 February 2018, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal following UL's 2-21 to 2-15 defeat of Dublin City University in the final.[6] Hegarty was also a regular for the University of Limerick football team in the Sigerson Cup.[7]
Club
editHegarty joined the St. Patrick's club at a young age and played in all grades as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels. On 12 October 2014, Hegarty was at full forward when St. Patrick's were defeated by Ballylanders in the final of the Limerick Football Championship.[8]
Inter-county
editUnder-21
editHegarty first played for Limerick as a Gaelic footballer with the under-21 team. He made his first appearance in a 3-15 to 0-08 Munster Championship defeat by Cork on 19 March 2014.[9]
Hegarty became a dual under-21 player in 2015 and won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final.[10][11] On 12 September 2015, Hegarty was at midfield when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final.[12]
Senior
editHegarty first played at senior level as a member of the Limerick senior football team. He made his first appearance in a 2-11 to 0-11 defeat of Longford in the National Football League on 9 February 2014.[13] Hegarty later made his first championship start on a 2-14 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.
Hegarty played in the early rounds of the National Football League in 2016 before joining the Limerick senior hurling team. He made his first appearance for the hurlers on 13 March 2016, replacing Seánie O'Brien at half-time in a 6-29 to 1-12 defeat of Laois at the Gaelic Grounds.[14] Hegarty later made his first championship appearance in a 3-12 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary.[15]
In 2017 Hegarty left the Limerick senior football team and committed solely to the hurlers after an end to the facilitating of dual players.[16]
On 19 August 2018, Hegarty was at right wing-forward when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[17] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award.[18]
On 31 March 2019, Hegarty was selected at right wing-forward for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal after scoring three points from play in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[19] On 30 June 2019, Hegarty won a Munster Championship medal after scoring three points from right wing-forward in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[20]
Hegarty won his fourth All Star at the end of the 2024 season.[21]
Personal life
editHegarty also plays association football at Junior D level for Aisling Annacotty AFC.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 07 July 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-02 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2-15 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-02 | 7 | 2-17 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 1-11 | 4 | 1-05 | 4 | 0-08 | 14 | 2-24 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 8 | 1-09 | 4 | 1-06 | 1 | 0-00 | 13 | 2-15 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2-13 | 3 | 0-09 | 2 | 0-11 | 10 | 2-33 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-05 | 2 | 2-03 | 7 | 2-11 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 0-08 | 5 | 1-10 | 2 | 1-06 | 11 | 2-24 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0-06 | 5 | 0-06 | 2 | 0-04 | 13 | 0-16 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 0-13 | 5 | 1-11 | 1 | 0-01 | 12 | 1-25 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6-78 | 29 | 4-53 | 17 | 3-36 | 93 | 13-167 | ||
Honours
edit- University of Limerick
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Hurling League: 2019, 2020, 2023
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2015
- Individual
- All Stars Hurler of the Year (1): 2020[23][24]
- All-Star Award (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year: 2020, 2022
- The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year: 2020[25]
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (2): 2020, 2022[26][27]
- GAA/GPA Player of the Month: October 2020, December 2020
References
edit- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (9 January 2016). "18 new faces on Limerick hurling panel". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (16 June 2016). "Limerick select four debuts for Munster SHC against Tipperary". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Gearoid Hegarty eyes the bullseye after so many near misses". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "The Limerick footballer who became Hurler of the Year". The 42. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (19 October 2011). "Castletroy set for Harty Cup debut". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (29 February 2016). "UL pull away to claim Fitzgibbon Cup glory". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Gearoid Hegarty inspires UL to victory over DIT in last Sigerson quarter-final". Irish Independent. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Limerick SFC final: Jimmy Barry Murphy leads Ballylanders to glory". Hogan Stand. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (20 March 2014). "Hayes content as Cork cut loose". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Clare power and class too much for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Munster U21HC final: Treaty Lynch Banner". Hogan Stand. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (12 September 2015). "Limerick ease past Wexford to claim U21 hurling title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Collins pulls Limerick strings". Irish Independent. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (14 March 2016). "Limerick's perfect warm-up for derby duel with Clare". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Fogarty, John (19 June 2016). "Limerick still couldn't get past Tipperary despite John O'Dwyer's sending off". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "No Limerick dual players in 2017". Limerick GAA. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "All Star hurling nominees: 15 Limerick players in contention". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Delaney, Luke (6 September 2022). "Split Season Means Gearoid Hegarty Can Shine In Limerick Junior D Soccer". Balls.ie.
- ^ "Hurler of the Year Gearóid Hegarty rues lack of time with Liam MacCarthy Cup". Irish Examiner. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Gearoid Hegarty 'honoured' by PwC Hurler of the Year Award". GAA.ie. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Hegarty top man as Sunday Game name Team of the Year". RTE Sport. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "'The one thing that kept me going over the lockdown was, 'Imagine winning an All-Ireland at Christmas time". The 42. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (18 July 2022). "'A performance for the ages' - Gearóid Hegarty scoops All-Ireland hurling final Man of the Match award". The 42. Retrieved 18 July 2022.