Martin Fogarty

{{short description|Irish hurler and coach}}

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Martin Fogarty is an Irish hurling coach and former player, whom the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) named as its first National Hurling Development manager in June 2016, a role he filled from the end of that August.{{cite news|url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/martin-fogarty-394513|title=Hurling Is 'On Its Knees' Across Much Of The Country. Here's What The GAA Are Doing About It|publisher=Balls.ie|date=9 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://punditarena.com/gaa/mgleeson/martin-fogarty-outsidethebox-thinking-is-needed-to-save-hurling/|title=Martin Fogarty: 'Outside-The-Box Thinking Is Needed To Save Hurling'|publisher=Pundit Arena|date=30 April 2018}} The role, according to Fogarty, gave him "free rein to develop hurling across 32 counties as I think best" and particular intentions to develop the sport in Antrim, Carlow, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/fogarty-named-hurling-development-manager-34844518.html|title=Fogarty named hurling development manager|work=Irish Independent|date=30 June 2016}} 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 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championships. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0629/798983-hurling-2020-martin-fogarty/|title=Martin Fogarty named as hurling development boss|publisher=RTÉ|date=29 June 2016}}

Fogarty is a teacher by profession.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0522/1140023-fogarty-going-cold-turkey-after-a-lifetime-of-hurling/|title=Martin Fogarty forced to go cold turkey after a lifetime of hurling|publisher=RTÉ|date=22 May 2020}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/sport/502000/national-hurling-development-manager.html|title=Day in the life of Martin Fogarty|work=Kilkenny People|date=15 December 2019}} His sons Conor and Damien have played hurling at senior level for Kilkenny, something which Fogarty himself did not.{{cite news|url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/sport/214240/hurling-2020-martin-fogarty-has-a-clear-vision-for-the-future-development-of-hurling-for-clubs-and-counties-in-ireland.html|title=Hurling 2020: Martin Fogarty has a clear vision for the future development of hurling for clubs and counties in Ireland|work=Kilkenny People|date=26 August 2020}} He is teetotal.