Gearóid M. Hegarty (born 10 August 1994) is an Irish hurler and

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er who plays as a right wing-forward for club side St Patrick's and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He is a former member of the

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Early life

Hegarty was born in

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. His father,

Ger Hegarty Ger Hegarty (born 1966 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish former hurler who played with his local club Old Christians Old Christian ( es, cristiano viejo, pt, cristão-velho, ca, cristià vell) was a social and law-effective category used in ...

, was an

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runner-up with the Limerick senior hurling team in

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Playing career

College

Hegarty first came to prominence as a hurler with

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. On 19 October 2011, he was a forward on the first Castletroy College team to play in the Harty Cup.

University

During his studies at the

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, Hegarty was selected for the college's senior hurling team. On 24 February 2018, he won a

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medal following UL's 2-21 to 2-15 defeat of

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in the final. Hegarty was also a regular for the University of Limerick football team in the

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Club

Hegarty joined the St. Patrick's club at a young age and played in all grades as a

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at juvenile and underage levels. On 12 October 2014, Hegarty was at full forward when St. Patrick's were defeated by

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in the final of the Limerick Football Championship.

Inter-county

Under-21

Hegarty first played for Limerick as a Gaelic footballer with the under-21 team. He made his first appearance in a 3-15 to 0-08

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defeat by

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on 19 March 2014. Hegarty became a dual under-21 player in 2015 and won a

medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over

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in the final. On 12 September 2015, Hegarty was at midfield when Limerick defeated

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by 0-26 to 1-07 in the

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Senior

Hegarty first played at senior level as a member of the Limerick senior football team. He made his first appearance in a 2-11 to 0-11 defeat of

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in the

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on 9 February 2014. Hegarty later made his first championship start on a 2-14 to 1-11 defeat by

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in the

. Hegarty played in the early rounds of the National Football League in 2016 before joining the Limerick senior hurling team. He made his first appearance for the hurlers on 13 March 2016, replacing

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at half-time in a 6-29 to 1-12 defeat of

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at the

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. Hegarty later made his first championship appearance in a 3-12 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary. In 2017 Hegarty left the Limerick senior football team and committed solely to the hurlers after an end to the facilitating of dual players. On 19 August 2018, Hegarty was at right wing-forward when Limerick won their first

title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of

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in the final. He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star Award. On 31 March 2019, Hegarty was selected at right wing-forward for Limerick's National League final meeting with

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. He collected a winners' medal after scoring three points from play in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory. On 30 June 2019, Hegarty won a

medal after scoring three points from right wing-forward in Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of

in the

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Personal life

Hegarty also plays

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at Junior D level for Aisling Annacotty AFC.

Career statistics

Honours

;University of Limerick *

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;Limerick *

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

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;Individual *

All Stars Hurler of the Year The GAA–GPA All-Star Hurler of the Year is a hurling award presented to the player voted as best in the country by all the players from around Ireland. It began in 1995 and honours the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence. Ki ...

(1): 2020 * All-Star Award (3): 2020, 2021, 2022 *''

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'' Team of the Year: 2020, 2022 *''The Sunday Game'' Hurler of the Year: 2020 *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (2): 2020, 2022 * GAA/GPA Player of the Month: October 2020, December 2020

References

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