Damien Fox (born 1961 in

Tullamore Tullamore (; ) is the county town of County Offaly in Ireland. It is on the Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the midlands region with 14,607 inhabitants at the 2016 census. The town retained ...

, County Offaly) is an

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sportsperson. The Gift as he is known on and off the field by his peers, plays hurling with his local club

and was a member of the

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and

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senior inter-county teams at various times during the 1980s.

Playing career

Damiens hurling career started in 1964 aged 3 as the Tullamore team mascot, with whom his father played, that won the Offaly senior hurling title. In 1977 at just 16, Damien himself was on the Tullamore first team, which had been relegated to intermediate. After winning intermediate and senior B in 1989 and 1990 they regained senior status. In 2009 at the age of 48, Damian won a Senior 'A' championship as the Tullamore goalie. This was Tullamores first Senior Hurling championship for 45 years.

Managerial career

Damien started his managerial career in 1997 when he managed the Longford Minors. Since then he has coached and managed at the highest level including managing

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...

to the Division 2 title in 2007. Apart from the

job he has managed club sides Clonaslee Gaels, Tinnahinch, Portlaoise and Castletown Geoghegan. He was also

Minor coach in 2010.
Damien took over as

Lucan Sarsfields GAA Lucan Sarsfields (Irish: ''Sáirséalaigh Leamhcáin'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contes ...

senior hurling manager in 2012. Lucan compete in Dublin's Div 1 and 'A' championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Damien 1961 births Living people Tullamore hurlers Offaly inter-county hurlers London inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers Hurling managers