Joseph Fortune (born 1979) is a former Irish hurler. He is the current manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Foirtcheirn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
1979 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
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Rapparees Enniscorthy Shamrocks Naomh Mearnóg | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county management | |||||||||
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| Inter-county titles | |||||||||
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Playing career
editFortune's club career began at juvenile and underage levels with the Rapparees club in Enniscorthy. He later transferred to rival club Shamrocks before spending over a decade lining out with the Naomh Mearnóg club in Dublin.
Management career
editFortune's first move into team management and coaching came with a number of Dublin underage development squads in 2003 and 2004.[1] He eventually became manager of the Dublin minor hurling team and guided them to Leinster Minor Championship success in 2007. Fortune subsequently took charge of the Dublin Institute of Technology team in the Fitzgibbon Cup before winning a Leinster Under-21 Championship title with the Dublin under-21 team in 2016. A spell with the Ballyboden St Enda's club team followed before a return to the inter-county scene with the Wexford under-20 hurling team.[2] Fortune was appointed manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team in September 2021.[3]
Managerial honours
edit- Ballyboden St Enda's
- Dublin
- Westmeath
References
edit- ^ "Joe Fortune enjoying Ballyboden role". GAA website. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Joe proves fortune favours the brave". Sportstalk. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Fortune favours Westmeath". Hogan Stand. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.