Mick Bohan

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Mick Bohan is a Gaelic football coach who is working with Dublin GAA. He has worked with the Clare GAA footballers before in the past as well.

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Early life

Bohan grew up in Dublin, is nephew of Clare's former boss Harry Bohan [1] and teaches physical education (PE) in Clontarf. [2]

Coaching career

Bohan was a skills coach with Jim Gavin when the Dublin won the 2010, the 2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship titles, and the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. He was also part of three Sigerson Cup titles for DCU and worked with Dublin clubs Thomas Davis, Lucan Sarsfields and Clontarf.

Bohan went to work in Clare with Colm Collins and helped the team to a National League Division 3 title and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final birth. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Bohan was a frontrunner to replace Anthony Cunningham as manager of the senior Roscommon county team in August 2022. [7] [8] He was also linked with Roscommon when Kevin McStay stepped aside in 2018. [9]

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References

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  2. Verney, Michael (31 July 2016). "Meet Mick Bohan — the man spearheading Clare's football revolution". Sunday Independent .
  3. Cahill, Jackie (5 December 2016). "Former Clare football mastermind to return". The42.ie.
  4. "News Face To Clare Senior Football Management Team". 29 September 2015.
  5. O'Toole, Fintan (31 July 2016). "From Cusack Park to Croke Park — a decade waiting for Clare's football breakthrough". The42.ie.
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  7. "Bohan linked to Roscommon post". 4 August 2022.
  8. "Frontrunners for Roscommon job emerge". 5 August 2022.
  9. "Bohan linked to Roscommon position". Hogan Stand. 19 September 2018.