Richie Fitzgerald Biography
RICHIE FITZGERALD was born and raised in Bundoran, County Donegal, which has become known as a world-class surfing destination largely due to Richie’s exploits as the undisputed face of Irish surfing. Having represented Ireland at both World and European Championships, Richie chose not to pursue a competitive surfing career and concentrated on soul surfing and owning and managing the North West Coast’s first and leading surf shop, Surfworld.
Richie was the co-lead character in Eye of the Storm directed by Joel Conroy. Richie also appeared alongside the Malloy Brothers in the surfing documentary, Step Into Liquid directed by Dana Brown. Richie is featured devoting his time to the cross border integration scheme that attempts to integrate children from the North and South of Ireland through surfing.
Richie has been featured worldwide in the mainstream and surfing Press. He faced the biggest surfing challenge of his life on the final day of filming WAVERIDERS surfing the biggest swell ever attempted off Ireland to become Ireland’s most renowned big wave surfer.
Richie is a fully qualified lifeguard with a level 1 and level 2 in surf coaching. To find out more about Richie, visit his website at www.richiefitzgerald.com
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