Conor Laverty

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Conor Laverty is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Kilcoo and, formerly, the Down county team. He has been manager of the Down county team since 2022.

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Career

Laverty played at senior level for the Down county team. He played as a forward. [1] Announcing Laverty's reign as Down manager, the county board stated that he had played for Down at all levels, was involved in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and the 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, received an All Star nomination in 2012, captained his county in 2015, had by that stage won ten county championships with his club Kilcoo and was joint captain when Kilcoo won Ulster titles in 2019 and 2020 and the All-Ireland title in 2022. [2] He was also captain when Kilcoo won the 2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. [3]

Laverty was involved with the St Michael's, Enniskillen team that won both the 2019 MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup. [4] After being a selector or a coach [5] under Monaghan boss Séamus McEnaney in 2020, Laverty was involved in Down's Ulster Under-20 Football Championship win in 2021. [6]

Laverty, after winning about 10 Down Senior Football Championship titles with Kilcoo, was set to be appointed as Down boss in 2021 but was not appointed on that occasion. [7] [8]

Personal life

Laverty is GAA development officer for Trinity College. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (8 August 2022). "Down appoint Conor Laverty as manager". The42.ie.
  2. ↑ "Conor Laverty appointed as new Down Senior Manager". Down GAA. 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Barry, Brian (9 August 2022). "Conor Laverty announced as new Down senior football manager". Sky Sports.
  4. ↑ "Laverty given opportunity to resurrect Mournemen". Belfast Telegraph . 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Keys, Colm (8 August 2022). "Conor Laverty appointed as Down manager with Martin Clarke and Declan Morgan in backroom team". Irish Independent .
  6. ↑ "Laverty succeeds McCartan as new Down senior football boss". Hogan Stand. 9 August 2022.
  7. ↑ McCoy, Niall (13 November 2021). "Conor Laverty will not be next Down manager". RTÉ.
  8. ↑ Malone, Steve (7 November 2021). "Kilcoo still reign supreme in Down after pipping Burren". RTÉ.
  9. ↑ Arnold, Barry (9 August 2022). "Kilcoo All-Ireland winner Conor Laverty named as Down manager".
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