David Power (Gaelic football manager)

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David Power
Personal information
Irish name Daithí de Paor
SportGaelic football
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Inter-county management
YearsTeam
2014–2016
2019–2023		 Wexford
Tipperary

David Power (born 1983) is an Irish Gaelic football manager. He managed the Tipperary county team from 2019, having previously managed Wexford. In 2020, he led Tipperary to a first Munster Senior Football Championship title for 85 years.

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Career

Born in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Power played for the Kilsheelan–Kilcash club.

Power went on to become involved in team management and coaching. An All-Ireland-winning manager with Tipperary in the minor grade, he has also taken charge of the Tipperary under-21 and junior teams. [1]

Power was the manager of the senior Wexford county team from 2014 until 2016. [2] [3]

In September 2019, Power was named as the new manager of the Tipperary senior football team on a two-year term. [4] [5]

On 22 November 2020, he managed Tipperary to their first Munster Senior Football Championship title for 85 years. [6] [7] [8] [9]

In the 2020 All-Ireland SFC semi-final on 6 December, Tipperary again faced Mayo. In foggy conditions and losing by 16 points at half-time they eventually lost the game by a scoreline of 5–20 to 3–13. [10] [11] [12] [13]

In September 2021, Power was given a new three-year term in charge of the Tipperary senior football team. [14] He resigned in June 2023, [15] leaving the role vacant until Paul Kelly was appointed in late 2023. [16]

Honours

Manager

Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "Kilsheelan hero David Power honoured as Tipperary Person of the Year". Nationalist. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Power to take Wexford hot-seat as Glynn takes break". Irish Independent. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tipperary native Power steps down as Wexford senior football boss after two seasons in charge". The42.ie. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Power named as new Tipperary football boss". RTÉ. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "2011 All-Ireland minor winning manager takes over Tipp senior footballers". The42.ie. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tipperary end 85 year wait to win Munster Crown". RTÉ. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "David Power: 'Emotional, very emotional, today Tipperary needed to win a senior title'". The42.ie. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "TIPPERARY 0–17 CORK 0–14". GAA.ie. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Big Interview — David Power". GAA.ie. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Mayo 5–20 Tipperary 3–13 (FT)". The Irish Times. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "MAYO 5–20 TIPPERARY 3–13". GAA.ie. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "All-Ireland semi-final recap: Mayo 5–20 Tipperary 3–13". RTÉ. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Mayo 5–20 Tipperary 3–13: as it happened". The42.ie. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Munster winning boss to stay with Tipp footballers for new three-year term". The42.ie. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  15. ↑ https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41156644.html [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41260036.html [ bare URL ]
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