List of Gaelic football managers

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This is a list of Gaelic football managers. It includes managers currently managing a county team in all levels.

Contents

Managers

County TeamName(s)ProvinceAppointedTime as manager
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Mark Doran [1]
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh [2] [3]
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Joe Murphy [4]
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan [5] [6]
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Paul Madden [7] [8]
Colours of Cork.svg Cork [9] [10]
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Ciarán Meenagh [11] [12]
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal [13] [14]
Colours of Down.svg Down [15] [16]
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin [17] [18]
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Vacant [19]
Colours of Galway.svg Galway [20] [21]
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry [22] [23]
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare [24] [25]
Colours of Laois.svg Laois [26]
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Steven Poacher [27] [28]
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Jimmy Lee [29] [30]
Colours of London.svg London Michael Maher [31] [32]
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Mike Solan [33] [34]
Colours of Louth.svg Louth [35] [36]
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo [37]
Colours of Meath.svg Meath Robbie Brennan [38] [39] [40]
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Gabriel Bannigan [41] [42]
Colours of New York.svg New York Ronan McGinley [43] [44] [45]
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly [46] [47] [48]
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Vacant [49]
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone [50] [51]
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Mark Dowd [52] [53]
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo [54] [55]
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford [56] [57]
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath [58]
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford [59] [60]
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow [61] [62]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Slaughtneil boss Mark Doran installed as new Antrim manager". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kieran McGeeney handed five-year term at Armagh". RTÉ Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "'Maybe it's an addiction' - McGeeney unsure about future". BBC.com. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Carlow appoint ex-Naas manager Joe Murphy to replace Shane Curran". RTÉ Sport. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dermot McCabe confirmed as new Cavan football boss". RTÉ Sport. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dermot McCabe proposed as Senior Football manager". CavanGAA.ie. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Paul Madden succeeds Peter Keane as Clare football manager". RTÉ Sport. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Paul Madden appointed new Clare senior football team manager". GAA.ie. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cork GAA Statement – Keith Ricken steps down with John Cleary taking over full time". gaacork.ie. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "John Cleary to remain on as Cork senior football boss for two more years". RTÉ Sport. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ciarán Meenagh ratified as Derry senior football team manager". gaa.ie. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Coiste Chontae Dhoire ratify management teams for 2026". DerryGAA.ie. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jim McGuinness appointed new Donegal manager". gaa.ie. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Donegal confirm return of Jim McGuinness as manager". RTÉ Sport. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Conor Laverty ratified as new Down manager". gaa.ie. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Conor Laverty appointed as new Down senior football manager". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Ger Brennan Appointed New Dublin Senior Football Manager". DublinGAA.ie. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Ger Brennan appointed as new Dublin football manager on three-year term". RTÉ Sport. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Kieran Donnelly departs as Fermanagh football manager after five years in charge". RTÉ Sport. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Joyce aiming to put the foot back into Galway football". RTÉ Sport. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Pádraic Joyce still passionate about the Galway cause". GAA.ie. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Jack O'Connor returns for third stint as Kerry manager". RTÉ Sport. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Jack O'Connor handed two-year extension as Kerry senior football manager". RTÉ Sport. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Brian Flanagan formally lands Kildare job on four-year term". RTÉ Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Kildare GAA Announcement: Proposal of Brian Flanagan as New Senior Football Manager". kildaregaa.ie. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Justin McNulty appointed manager of Laois senior football team". The Irish Times. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Steven Poacher appointed Leitrim senior football manager". RTÉ Sport. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Leitrim GAA appoint Steven Poacher as Senior Football manager". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "Jimmy Lee set to take over as Limerick football manager". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  30. ↑ "BREAKING: Jimmy Lee ratified as Limerick senior football manager for 2025:". LimerickGAA.ie. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  31. ↑ "Michael Maher named new London football manager". RTÉ Sport. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Michael Maher preparing for another campaign with London". GAA.ie. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "Ex-Mayo U21 manager Mike Solan to take the reins in Longford". RTÉ Sport. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  34. ↑ "Mike Solan set to be ratified as Longford senior football team manager". GAA.ie. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  35. ↑ "Gavin Devlin returns to Louth set-up as manager". RTÉ Sport. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  36. ↑ "Gavin Devlin appointed Louth senior football team manager". GAA.ie. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  37. ↑ "Andy Moran ratified as Mayo senior football manager". The Irish Times. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  38. ↑ "Robbie Brennan set to be new Meath football manager". RTÉ Sport. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  39. ↑ "Robbie Brennan set to be ratified as Meath senior football team manager". GAA.ie. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  40. ↑ "Meath GAA Announces Appointment of New Senior Football Team Manager". Meath.GAA.ie. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  41. ↑ "Gabriel Bannigan confirmed as new Monaghan manager". RTÉ Sport. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  42. ↑ "Gabriel Bannigan ratified as new Monaghan senior football team manager". GAA.ie. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  43. ↑ "Tyrone-born Ronan McGinley takes over as New York manager". RTÉ Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  44. ↑ "Tyrone native Ronan McGinley confirmed as New York senior football manager". Irish Independent. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  45. ↑ "New York Senior Football Manager Announcement!". gaanewyork.com. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  46. ↑ "Mickey Harte to become new Offaly joint-manager". RTÉ Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  47. ↑ "Mickey Harte to become joint Offaly manager". GAA.ie. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  48. ↑ "Statement On Offaly Senior Football Management 2025". offaly.gaa.ie. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  49. ↑ "Tipperary senior football manager Philly Ryan dies aged 56". RTÉ Sport. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  50. ↑ "Malachy O'Rourke confirmed as new Tyrone football manager". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  51. ↑ "Malachy O'Rourke appointed new Tyrone football manager". GAA.ie. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  52. ↑ "Mark Dowd set to be new Roscommon manager". RTÉ Sport. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  53. ↑ "Mark Dowd Selected As New Roscommon Senior Football Manager". GAARoscommon.ie. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  54. ↑ "Dessie Sloyan and Eamonn O'Hara named as Sligo joint-managers". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  55. ↑ "O'Hara and Sloyan ratified as joint Sligo managers". GAA.ie. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  56. ↑ "Ephie Fitzgerald set to return as Waterford senior football manager". Irish Examiner. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  57. ↑ "GAA management news: Ephie Fitzgerald returns to Déise, Jack O'Connor extends Kerry stay". RTÉ Sport. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  58. ↑ "Mark McHugh takes charge of Westmeath footballers". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  59. ↑ "Wexford to appoint John Hegarty as new football manager". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  60. ↑ "Keith Rossiter and John Hegarty set to remain in Wexford Senior roles". Irish Independent. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  61. ↑ "Oisin McConville to be appointed new Wicklow manager". RTÉ Sport. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  62. ↑ "Oisín McConville commits to Wicklow amid managerial links". RTÉ Sport. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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