Fergal Healy

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
Fergal Healy in action for Craughwell in 2013
Personal information
Irish name Feargall Ó hÉilí
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1977-09-21) 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

Born 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

Healy 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

Player
Loughrea Vocational School
  • All-Ireland Vocational Schools Junior Hurling Championship: 1994
Galway
Munster

Management
Galway

References
  1. Breheny, Martin (17 November 2021). "Moycullen and Killimor aim for history in County Intermediate Hurling Final". Galway Bay FM website. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "'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.
  3. "U21 hurling history a welcome addition to shelves". Irish Independent. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. "Galway profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. Breheny, Martin (10 September 2001). "All-Ireland final: Tipperary 2–18; Galway 2–15". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "Connacht coast home". Irish Times. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. Games, Gaelic (27 November 2009). "Galway boss McIntyre leaves squad door open". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  9. "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. "Joe Canning named on Galway minor management team". Irish Examiner. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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