Joe Fitzpatrick (born 29 April 1984) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right wing-back for the

Laois County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...

senior team. Born in

Rathdowney Rathdowney or Rathdowny () is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R ...

County Laois County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...

, Fitzpatrick first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his senior debut for Laois during the

2003 National Hurling League The 2003 National Hurling League was the 72nd seasons of the National Hurling League. Division 1 Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2002 season. Laois entered Division 1 as the promoted team. On 5 May 2003, Kilkenny w ...

. He has gone on to play a key role for Laois for over a decade, and has won one National League (Division 2) medal. At club level he Fitzpatrick is a five-time

championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...

medallist with Rathdowney–Errill. Joe is also a Hurley Maker based just outside Rathdowney.

Honours

;Rathdowney-Errill *

Laois Senior Hurling Championship The Laois Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Clough–Ballacolla are the title holders, de ...

(5): 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 ;Laois * National Hurling League (Division 2) (1):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

References

External links

* https://www.fitzhurleys.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Joe 1984 births Living people Rathdowney-Errill hurlers Laois inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen