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BBC News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Who could Antrim turn to after McEntee exit?
Following Andy McEntee's departure after three years at the helm with Antrim's senior footballers, the search for a new manager year, the Saffrons will ly their trade in Division Four of the National League and the objective for the Meath man's successor is to navigate a return to the third the club leagues drawing to a conclusion in Antrim and the county championship just a matter of weeks away, the ideal scenario would be to have a new manager appointed sooner rather than McAleese, captain in 2025, is the only confirmed retirement from this season's panel, although there may be others mulling over their future, while the new manager will of course have their own ideas in terms of is no obvious candidate to succeed McEntee at present, but speculation will now begin as to whom that may Cargin manager Ronan Devlin has been with the Toome club since the start of the 2018 season, initially as a coach under Damien Cassidy when they delivered a three-in-a-row in Antrim from 2018-2020. Following Cassidy's departure after the 2021 campaign, the Ballinderry native took the reins and has delivered another hat-trick of county titles, but would he be tempted by the inter-county scene?Former Antrim player Kevin Madden is another who will be linked. The Portglenone man has been a coach under Damien Cassidy in Derry and also under Mickey Harte in Tyrone, while helping deliver a Derry county title for Glenullin. Madden has also managerial experience with Creggan in Antrim, Swatragh in Derry and currently with Clonoe in Tyrone, but may feel the time is right to answer his county's Portglenone man and current manager of his home club, John McKeever, will also be linked due to his track record of success at school and club level, most notably with Fr Rock's, Cookstown, whom he led to an All-Ireland Intermediate title and last year, brought his native Casement's to the Antrim county final for the first time in 15 Antrim may look outside the county once again with current Aghagallon boss Pete McGrath, who brought the Sam Maguire to his native Down in 1991 and '94, or Tony McEntee, who stepped down as Sligo manager after five years following defeat to Fermanagh in the Tailteann Cup, may also be tempted.
BreakingNews.ie
26-06-2025
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- BreakingNews.ie
Kevin McStay relieved of role as Mayo manager alongside his management team
Kevin McStay was relieved of his role as the manager of Mayo's senior football team on Wednesday night. The decision came following a management committee meeting of Mayo GAA at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park. Advertisement McStay's management team were also relieved from their roles with the team with immediate effect. Mayo GAA stated, "We would like to sincerely thank Kevin and his management team for their time, effort, and commitment to the Mayo Senior Football Team during their tenure. Their dedication to the players and the jersey has been greatly appreciated by all involved with Mayo GAA. "We wish Kevin and his management team every success in the future, both on and off the field." Mayo GAA added that an update regarding the future management of the Senior Football Team will be provided in due course. Advertisement McStay stepped back from the managerial position after Mayo's defeat to Cavan for health reasons, with selector Stephen Rochford taking charge for the latter stages of their campaign. He was handed a four-year reign when appointed in August of 2022, but Mayo will now have a new boss at the helm in 2026. His time with Mayo GAA included a Division One win in 2023, followed by consecutive losses in the Connacht Football Final in 2024 and 2025. Meanwhile, Andy McEntee has stepped down as Antrim senior football manager after three years at the helm. Antrim GAA stated: 'We would sincerely like to thank Andy and his entire backroom team for their service and commitment to our Senior Footballers during their term.'
The 42
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Andy McEntee departs as Antrim senior football manager
ANTRIM GAA HAVE confirmed that Andy McEntee's time as senior football manager is over. His three-year term will not be extended after reaching successive Tailteann Cup semi-finals in 2023 and 2024 while integrating numerous U20 prospects into the senior panel. Advertisement A statement from the county board praised McEntee 'and his entire backroom team for their service and commitment.' He also paid tribute to the players and those he worked closely with since his appointment. 'I have been very fortunate to work with a backroom team who have such love for Antrim football. I would like to pay tribute to the medical and performance team who have worked tirelessly to ensure players received the best treatment and are in the best possible condition at all times to represent their county. 'To the management team of Tom, Terry, Justin, Brendan, John and Darren, I would like to thank you for your massive contribution. To the players, I would like you to know that it has been an honour to get to know and work with such a great bunch of young men. I wish you nothing but the best going forward. I will be watching. 'To all of the above I hope that you continue to strive to reach your potential as a county.'
RTÉ News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Andy McEntee steps down as Antrim manager at end of three-year tenure
The Antrim senior footballers are on the search for a new manager after Andy McEntee stepped down from the role. The Meath native had spent three years at Antrim after was appointed to the role in 2022 following his spell as Meath manager. The former Royal County boss enjoyed successive Tailteann Cup semi-final appearances in 2023 and 2024 with The Saffrons. "We would sincerely like to thank Andy and his entire backroom team for their service and commitment to our senior footballers during their term," a short county board statement said. McEntee also helped develop a raft of U20 talent and successfully integrated them into the senior panel. He said: "Having finished our Tailteann Cup campaign, my three-year tenure as Antrim manager has come to an end. "There are a lot of people that I would like to thank for the past three years. Firstly, I would like to thank Donal Murphy for making that first call and persevering to convince me to make the trip up the M1. "I would also like to thank the County Board Chairman at the time, Ciarán McCavana and the current Chairman, Seámus McMullan who ensured that we had the continuous support of the county board over the last three years." Watch two All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals, Meath v Galway and Armagh v Kerry, from 1.15pm on Sunday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentaries on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 10.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
Irish Times
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Mayo county board relieve manager Kevin McStay of his duties
Kevin McStay has been relieved of his role as Mayo senior football manager. McStay was appointed in August 2022 for a four-year term but Mayo will now have a new boss at the helm in 2026 after a county management committee meeting at MacHale Park on Wednesday night opted for change. Mayo GAA stated: 'At this meeting a decision was made to relieve Kevin McStay and his management team from their roles with the Mayo senior football team with immediate effect. [ Kevin McStay to step back from Mayo for 'personal health issues' Opens in new window ] 'We would like to sincerely thank Kevin and his management team for their time, effort, and commitment to the Mayo senior football team during their tenure. Their dedication to the players and the jersey has been greatly appreciated by all involved with Mayo GAA. 'We wish Kevin and his management team every success in the future, both on and off the field. An update regarding the future management of the senior football team will be provided in due course.' READ MORE McStay stepped back from the position after Mayo's defeat to Cavan for health reasons, with selector Stephen Rochford taking charge for the latter stages of their campaign. Meanwhile, Andy McEntee has stepped down as Antrim senior football manager after three years at the helm. Antrim GAA stated: 'We would sincerely like to thank Andy and his entire backroom team for their service and commitment to our Senior Footballers during their term.'
