Martin Fogarty is an Irish hurling coach and former player, whom the

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(GAA) named as its first National Hurling Development manager in June 2016, a role he filled from the end of that August. The role, according to Fogarty, gave him "free rein to develop hurling across 32

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as I think best" and particular intentions to develop the sport in Antrim, Carlow,

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and

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. His workplace would be his home as well as Croke Park. Fogarty played for the Erin's Own club and was also involved in coaching, management and officiating. He was in charge of the Kilkenny under-21 team that won the 2003 and

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s. He served as a selector under Brian Cody's management between 2005 and 2013, a time when Kilkenny won six All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships. Fogarty is a teacher by profession. He spent 35 years as a school principal and 38 years in total in the teaching profession. He taught until he took over the role of National Hurling Development manager. Then he retired. Married to Angela, he has two sons and a daughter. His sons

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and

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have played hurling at senior level for Kilkenny, something which Fogarty himself did not. He is

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* Breheny, Martin
"Saturday Interview: Hurling is an endangered species across many parts of the country - Fogarty"
'' Irish Independent'', 25 January 2020. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fogarty, Martin Living people Erin's Own (Kilkenny) hurlers Gaelic games administrators Heads of schools in Ireland Hurling coaches Hurling managers Hurling selectors Irish schoolteachers Year of birth missing (living people)