Joe Fortune
{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
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| irish = Seosamh Ó Foirtcheirn
| birth_date = 1979
| birth_place = Enniscorthy,
County Wexford, Ireland
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| occupation = Primary school teacher
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| province = Leinster
| club = Rapparees
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Naomh Mearnóg
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Joseph Fortune (born 1979) is a former Irish hurler. He is the former manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team.
Playing career
Fortune's club career began at juvenile and underage levels with the Rapparees club in Enniscorthy. He later transferred to rival club Shamrocks before spending over a decade lining out with the Naomh Mearnóg club in Dublin.
Management career
Fortune's first move into team management and coaching came with a number of Dublin underage development squads in 2003 and 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/joe-fortune-enjoying-ballyboden-role/|title=Joe Fortune enjoying Ballyboden role|publisher=GAA website|date=1 September 2020|access-date=24 September 2021|first=|last=}} He eventually became manager of the Dublin minor hurling team and guided them to Leinster Minor Championship success in 2007. Fortune subsequently took charge of the Dublin Institute of Technology team in the Fitzgibbon Cup before winning a Leinster Under-21 Championship title with the Dublin under-21 team in 2016. A spell with the Ballyboden St Enda's club team followed before a return to the inter-county scene with the Wexford under-20 hurling team.{{cite news|url=https://sportstalk.ie/joe-proves-fortune-favours-the-brave/|title=Joe proves fortune favours the brave|publisher=Sportstalk|date=22 March 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|first=|last=}} Fortune was appointed manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team in September 2021.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/320405|title=Fortune favours Westmeath|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=23 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|first=|last=}} He stepped down from his position as manager in June 2024 after three years in the role.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Fortune steps down as Westmeath hurling manager |url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2024/06/07/fortune-steps-down-as-westmeath-hurling-manager/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Westmeath Examiner |language=en-US}}
Managerial honours
;Ballyboden St Enda's
;Dublin
;Westmeath
References
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