Fergal Healy (born 21 September 1977) is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he played with Craughwell, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams.
 Fergal Healy in action for Craughwell in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Feargall Ó hÉilí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
21 September 1977 Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Process engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Craughwell | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1997–2009 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Craughwell, County Galway, Healy first played hurling as a student at Loughrea Vocational School. He was part of the school's team that won the All-Ireland Vocational Schools JHC title after a defeat of Killenaule VS in 1994. As a member of the Galway vocational team, Healy won three consecutive All-Ireland titles.
Healy first played for the Craughwell club at juvenile and underage levels. He lined out in under-14 and under-16 finals before helping the club to an under-21 title in 1997. Healy was part of the Craughwell intermediate team that lost Galway IHC finals in 1996 and 1998.[1]
Healy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Galway during a three-year tenure with the minor team. After losing the All-Ireland minor final to Kilkenny in 1993, he claimed a winners' medal a year later after a defeat of Cork.[2] Healy later spent three years with the under-21 team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1996 before losing consecutive finals to Cork.[3]
As a member of Galway's junior team, Healy was at left wing-forward when Galway beat Kilkenny in the 1996 All-Ireland junior final. He later won an All-Ireland IHC medal as Kilkenny were once again beaten in 1999.[4] By that stage Healy had already joined the senior team, however, it took a few years before he became a regular member of the team. He won a National League medal in 2000 before lining out in Galway's defeat by Tipperary in the 2001 All-Ireland final.[5]
Healy claimed a second league title in 2004 but was again denied an All-Ireland medal when Cork beat Galway in the 2005 All-Ireland final.[6] In spite of this, he won a Railway Cup medal with Connacht in 2004.[7] Healy continued to line out with Galway until 2009.[8]
Coaching career
editHealy had been involved in coaching at all levels with Craughwell, including a spell as senior team manager in 2019. That year he also served as a selector with the Galway minor team that won the All-Ireland MHC title.[9] Healy was later promoted to senior team selector before being appointed Galway minor team manager in December 2021.[10]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Loughrea Vocational School
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Junior Hurling Championship: 1994
- Galway
- National Hurling League: 2000, 2004
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1999
- Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1997, 1998
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1996
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1996
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1994
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Senior Hurling Championship: 1993, 1994, 1995
- Munster
Management
edit- Galway
References
edit- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 November 2021). "Moycullen and Killimor aim for history in County Intermediate Hurling Final". Galway Bay FM website. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "'It was the first taste of playing in Croke Park' - Galway legend Ollie Canning on the importance of minor hurling". Irish Independent. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "U21 hurling history a welcome addition to shelves". Irish Independent. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (10 September 2001). "All-Ireland final: Tipperary 2–18; Galway 2–15". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Connacht coast home". Irish Times. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Games, Gaelic (27 November 2009). "Galway boss McIntyre leaves squad door open". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Joe Canning named on Galway minor management team". Irish Examiner. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.