Aidan Fogarty

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Aidan Fogarty
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Irish Name Aodán Ó Fogartaigh
Full name Aidan Fogarty
Date of birth July 20, 1982 (1982-07-20) (age 25)
Place of birth Urlingford , County Kilkenny
Nickname(s) Taggy
Club information
Club Emeralds
Position Forward
Inter-County
County Kilkenny
Position Left corner-forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Kilkenny 2004-present 9 (2-8)
Senior Inter-County Titles
Leinster Titles 4 (4 as sub)
All-Ireland 3 (1 as sub)

* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of 3 September 2007].

Aidan Fogarty (born 20 July 1982 in Urlingford, County Kilkenny) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Emeralds and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Fogarty plays his club hurling with his local Emeralds club in Urlingford and has enjoyed some success. He won a county title at minor level in 2000, before capturing a county junior title in 2001.

[edit] Inter-county

Fogarty first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the early 2000s as a member of the Kilkenny intermediate hurling team. He won a Leinster title at this level in 2003, however, there was no All-Ireland success for Fogarty. That same year he won a Leinster title with the county under-21 team. This was later converted into an All-Ireland as Kilkenny defeated Galway in the final. That same year Fogarty joined the Kilkenny senior panel and shared in the county’s Leinster and All-Ireland victories from the subs bench. He made his debut in 2004, however, he found it difficult to nail down a regular place on the team and won his second Leinster title as a substitute as well in 2005. In 2006 Fogarty was impressive in the National Hurling League and played a key role in helping Kilkenny to win the competition. In spite of this he was later omitted for his third Leinster final, however, Kilkenny still won the game. Fogarty, however, was included in the Kilkenny team named to take on Cork in that year's All-Ireland final. He turned out to be the hero of the game, scoring an impressive 1-3 from play. Fogarty was presented with the Man of the Match award and collected his first All-Ireland medal. The following year he was a substitute again as Kilkenny crushed Wexford in the Leinster final. Fogarty was later included in the team that faced Limerick in the championship decider. Although regarded as the hero of the game in 2006 Fogarty had a quiet game. In spite of this Kilkenny won the game and Fogarty collected his second All-Ireland medal on the field of play.

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