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.

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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 [49] [50]
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone [51] [52]
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Mark Dowd [53] [54]
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo [55] [56]
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford [57] [58]
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath [59] [60]
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford [61] [62]
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow [63] [64]

Notable club managers

The following is a list of notable club managers.

NameClub TeamCounty
Naomh Conaill [65] Donegal
St Brigid's [66] Roscommon
Easkey [67] Sligo
St Brigid's [68] Roscommon
Gerard Mc GeoughAughnamullen Sarsfields Monaghan

See also

References

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  15. ↑ "Conor Laverty ratified as new Down manager". gaa.ie. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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. ↑ "Former Tipp goalkeeper Philly Ryan confirmed as county's new senior manager". RTÉ Sport. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  50. ↑ "Tipperary Senior Football Management Announcement". Tipperary.GAA.ie. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  51. ↑ "Malachy O'Rourke confirmed as new Tyrone football manager". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  52. ↑ "Malachy O'Rourke appointed new Tyrone football manager". GAA.ie. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  53. ↑ "Mark Dowd set to be new Roscommon manager". RTÉ Sport. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  54. ↑ "Mark Dowd Selected As New Roscommon Senior Football Manager". GAARoscommon.ie. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  55. ↑ "Dessie Sloyan and Eamonn O'Hara named as Sligo joint-managers". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  56. ↑ "O'Hara and Sloyan ratified as joint Sligo managers". GAA.ie. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  57. ↑ "Ephie Fitzgerald set to return as Waterford senior football manager". Irish Examiner. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  58. ↑ "GAA management news: Ephie Fitzgerald returns to Déise, Jack O'Connor extends Kerry stay". RTÉ Sport. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  59. ↑ "Dermot McCabe confirmed as new Westmeath football manager". RTÉ Sport. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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  61. ↑ "Wexford to appoint John Hegarty as new football manager". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  62. ↑ "Keith Rossiter and John Hegarty set to remain in Wexford Senior roles". Irish Independent. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  63. ↑ "Oisin McConville to be appointed new Wicklow manager". RTÉ Sport. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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