Michael Fitzsimons is an Irish Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er from Dublin

Dublin GAA

Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

 who plays for Cuala CLG

Cuala CLG

Cuala is a Dublin GAA club based in a sports and social centre in Dalkey which is situated in the south of Dublin, Ireland. Cuala has playing facilities in Dalkey, Glenageary, Meadow Vale/Clonkeen Park, Shankill and Sallynoggin...

 in Dalkey

Dalkey

Dalkey is suburb of Dublin and seaside resort in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages. According to John Clyn, it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century...

. Cuala is a traditional hurling stronghold in Dublin and he is only the second player from Cuala to play intercounty football along with the late Mick Holden

Mick Holden

Mick Holden was a Gaelic footballer and hurler for Dublin and Cuala CLG.-Playing career:Holden was on the 1983 All-Ireland winning Dublin side that defeated Galway by a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-8. He also played with the Dublin hurlers and won the Railway Cup with Leinster in 1979...

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He plays fullback for the Dublin GAA Senior football team and made his championship debut in 2010 against Wexford. He won a All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...

 and Leinster Junior Football Championship

Leinster Junior Football Championship

The Leinster Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, with Wicklow winning during the inaugural year. The...

 medal with Dublin in 2008. Michael won the Leinster Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship

The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...

 with Dublin in July 2011 at Croke Park against Wexford

Wexford GAA

The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...

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He was educated at Johnstown Boys Primary, Killiney

Killiney

Killiney is a suburb of Dublin in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The area is by the coast, south of neighbouring Dalkey, and north to Shankill area in the most southern outskirt of Dublin....

, C.B.C. Monkstown

C.B.C. Monkstown

Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park is a voluntary fee-paying Catholic school and Independent Junior school, founded in 1856 in Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. The school fees are approximately €4,700 per annum. The college arrived at Monkstown Park in 1950 from Eblana...

 and is currently studying for a degree in physiotherapy in University College Dublin

University College Dublin

University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...

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