The lone Ranger loving Limerick life

HE never planned on straying too far from Nemo. Ephie Fitzgerald’s football roots are with the aristocrats of the Cork club game, his playing days spent kicking ball in Capwell and when the time came to hang up the boots, he moved seamlessly into management.

As the club moved to their new home in Trabeg, Fitzgerald oversaw history when Nemo Rangers strung together four successive county senior football titles between 2005 and 2008.

The glorious run had to end sometime. In August 2009, they were ousted in a quarter-final in Bandon by divisional side Carbery. Fitzgerald handed in his notice.