Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny hurler)
Aidan Fogarty (born 20 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodán Ó Fógartaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
20 July 1982 Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Taggy | ||
| Occupation | Electronics engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Emeralds | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2014 | Kilkenny | 38 (10-41) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 10 | ||
| All-Irelands | 8 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:17, 29 November 2014. | |||
Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Fogarty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Kilkenny intermediate team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2003 championship. Fogarty quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won five All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and three National League medals on the field of play. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Fogarty won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he has won one junior championship medal with Emeralds.
Throughout his career Fogarty made 38 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 26 November 2014.
In 2020, Fogarty appeared on the fourth season of the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars.