Fergal Hartley

Fergal Hartley, born on 4 February 1972 in Ballygunner, County Waterford, is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team. He first played competitive hurling at De La Salle College, joined the Waterford minor team and later the under-21 side, and made his senior debut in the 1993 championship. He enjoyed a lengthy career and won one Munster medal, and was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions. At club level he is a one-time Munster medallist with Ballygunner, with eight championship medals. He made 26 championship appearances for Waterford, retired from inter-county hurling in July 2003, returned for one more campaign in 2005 and retired for the second time on 10 January 2006. He then spent two years as manager of the Waterford under-21 team and later took charge of the Ballygunner senior team.