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Tipperary Gaelic footballer

Niall Fitzgerald

Personal information
Native name Niall Mac Gearailt (Irish)
Born 1981 (age 44–45)Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Sport
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
ClubYears Club Moyle RoversClub titlesTipperary titles2Inter-countyYears County2000–2009 TipperaryInter-county titlesMunster titles0All-Irelands0NFL0All Stars0

Niall Fitzgerald (born 1981) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former midfielder.[1] He has been manager of the senior Tipperary county team since 2025.

Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Fitzgerald first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2000 championship. Fitzgerald subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

At club level Fitzgerald is a two-time championship medallist with Moyle Rovers

Fitzgerald retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2009 championship.

On 6 November 2025, Fitzgerald was announced as the new manager of the Tipperary senior team.[2] He replaced Philly Ryan, who died suddenly in October 2025.[3][4]

Moyle Rovers

Tipperary

  1. ^ "Profile: Niall Fitzgerald". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.tippmidwestradio.com/2025/11/06/tipperary-county-football-committee-has-approved-the-appointment-of-niall-fitzgerald-as-new-manager-of-the-tipperary-senior-football-team/
  3. ^ "Tipperary manager Niall Fitzgerald 'not trained to deal with' loss of predecessor Philip Ryan". RTÉ. 16 December 2025.
  4. ^ "A numbers game - Tipperary footballers returning to Semple Stadium". RTE Sport. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.