| Naomh Naille | ||
| Founded: | 1927 | |
|---|---|---|
| County: | Donegal | |
| Colours: | Green And White | |
| Grounds: | Páirc Gearóid O'Gallachóir | |
| Playing kits | ||
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St Naul's is a Gaelic football club in the parish of Inver in County Donegal, Ireland. [1]
They compete in the Donegal Senior Football Championship.
Several of the club's players have been involved with the Donegal county team.
Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has served as secretary of the club. [2]
| Years | Manager |
|---|---|
| 1927–2012 | — |
| 2013–2015 | Brian McCabe (player-manager) [5] |
| 2016–2018 | John McNulty [6] [7] |
| 2019–2020 | Barry Meehan |
| 2021–2022 | Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe [8] |
| 2023– | Stephen Griffin (player-manager) [9] |
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Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, the secretary of the St Naul's club, was nominated and initially said to be interested in the Chair, but has since confirmed that her name won't be going forward.
Player-manager Brian McCabe got St Naul's first score of the second half in the 45th minutes after a neat move involving Johnston and Barry Rose, before they managed to avert further danger as Naomh Muire were caught guilty of over-playing it as O'Gara, Hugh 'Yank' and Owen Grant were involved in a move that was cut out by McBrearty when an off-load to the well-placed Harden could have reaped serious rewards.
Mr McNulty comes from Kilcar, and is a popular businessman who has managed the town's GAA clubs teams for many years. He brought the U-21 team to victory in the Championship last year and has managed the senior Kilcar GAA team for a number of years. He also manages a thriving Mace shop in Stranorlar about an hour from his hometown.
McNulty takes over from Barry Ward who had three years at the helm. McNulty managed his native Kilcar for the last two seasons. He also had a stint as bainisteoir of St Naul's and the Donegal Masters team.
St Naul's who have Brendan McGready, Patrick Burke and Brian McCabe as their management team, will go to battle with Dessie Gallagher's Dungloe on Sunday.
Player-manager Stephen Griffin posted 11 points as St Naul's saved their senior status with a win over Milford in Convoy this evening.
Downings recruited a high-profile team trainer during the winter with former St Eunan's and St Naul's manager Eddie Brennan coming on board…
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