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Joe Fortune

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Joe Fortune
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Foirtcheirn
Sport Hurling
Born 1979
Enniscorthy,
County Wexford, Ireland
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Rapparees
Enniscorthy Shamrocks
Naomh Mearnóg
Club titles
Wexford titles 0
Inter-county management
Years Team
2021-2024 Westmeath senior hurling team
Inter-county titles
County League Province All-Ireland
Dublin (minor)
Dublin (U21)
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Joseph Fortune (born 1979) is an Irish hurling manager and former player, who is the current manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team. He is a former player with various club sides in Wexford and Dublin.

Playing career

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Fortune'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

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Fortune'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

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Ballyboden St Enda's
Dublin
Westmeath

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Fortune enjoying Ballyboden role". GAA website. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Joe proves fortune favours the brave". Sportstalk. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Fortune favours Westmeath". Hogan Stand. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.