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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
RTE GAA pundit Lee Keegan backs former star teammate to succeed Kevin McStay as next Mayo manager
LEE Keegan has backed fellow Mayo great Andy Moran as the man to replace Kevin McStay as the county's next senior boss. McStay's three-year term 3 The 41-year-old made his first inroads into coaching with Mayo's Under-20s 3 Keegan played alongside him from 2011-2019 when Moran retired from inter-county football 3 Mayo were dumped out of the Championship at the group stage due to a last-gasp loss to Donegal Two-time boss James Horan Moran has previously been a senior inter-county boss with Leitrim for three seasons before The Westport clubman has heard that Moran's been well-received in the Monaghan camp and reckons he is ready to take the big step that would be leading his own county. While discussing where the Green and Red ought to go on talkSPORT Ireland's Read More On GAA He said: 'I think Andy Moran would be a nice fit. I think lads know him, they respect him. "And even listening to the Monaghan group this year, in particular, he has an energy. That kind of affection and emotion towards players, that's hard to replicate sometimes. 'I think Andy is very emotionally attached to the players, and he gets the best of them. So for me, he'd be a great candidate.' Austin O'Malley and Ray Dempsey have also been bandied about as potential candidates. Most read in GAA Football It was reported by Mayo News on July 9 that the county board were aiming to have a new manager installed within the next five-seven weeks. Whomever takes over, it's likely one of the first measures they take is to gauge whether they can tempt Cillian O'Connor to rejoin the panel. Sharlene Mawdsley takes part in hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebration He opted out of the 2025 season, however, he's this week Appearing on William Hill's He outlined: 'I didn't say anything (to make the news public), I think someone did an interview and said that. 'I didn't put anything out. I rang the management, and met the management. I rang a few senior and younger players and told them. 'I met Kevin McStay in the autumn and we had a few good, frank conversations. "Kevin was keen in the end, when he had accepted I was going, to ask me not to draw a line under anything and not to be definitive. 'If he had asked me to draw a line, one way or the other, I would have been happy to go and leave it at that. I wasn't going to put out a statement anyway.' Reflecting on his new vantage point this summer from the sidelines rather in the thick of it, he added: 'It's been different obviously. I'd say elements of it have been enjoyable. "It's been nice in a way too, first time since 2011, and even including Minor and Under-21 since 2008 to be outside it. "To step off that roller coaster for a bit and enjoy it a bit more and appreciate the skills that everyone's showing at the weekends and not be as intense and uptight. 'When you're watching games, it could be two teams at the other side of the country, but if we're still in the Championship, you're thinking 'if we get one of these now, what am I gonna do?' "It's nice to be able to breathe a bit.'
BreakingNews.ie
01-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Tony McEntee reportedly preferred choice to take over as Mayo manager
Former Sligo manager Tony McEntee has emerged as the preferred choice to take over as manager of Mayo. According to the Connacht Telegraph , McEntee is the main contender for the job, having left Sligo following their quarter-final exit from the Tailteann Cup. Advertisement McEntee was in charge of Sligo from 2020 to 2025, where he won a Division Four title, and reached two Tailteann Cup semi-finals. Last week, Mayo GAA announcd Kevin McStay was relieved of his role as the manager, alongside his backroom team. Since his departure, several names have been linked to the role, including James Horan, Andy Moran, and Oisin McConville. Horan has had two spells in charge of the county, reaching a combined four All-Ireland finals, with his last spell ending in 2022. Moran is currently part of the backroom team at Monaghan, who has their season eneded by Donegal in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. McConville is yet to comment on what his future holds, with Wicklow's season over after their semi-final exit in the Tailteann Cup to Limerick. It is unlikely an appointment will be made before Mayo GAA have their county board meeting on Wednesday.
Extra.ie
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Five contenders to take Mayo hot seat
Mayo county board announced on Wednesday night that it had 'relieved' Kevin McStay and his management team of their duties. The news came less than two weeks after Mayo's championship hopes were ended by a defeat to Donegal. Attention now turns to possible successors: Andy Moran. Pic: INPHO/James Lawlor He is a folk hero to supporters for his exploits as a player, and managed Leitrim for three years before joining Gabriel Bannigan's Monaghan set-up this season. Would be the popular choice with many in the county, but there are questions around his experience for what is a relentlessly scrutinised role. Austin O'Malley. Pic: INPHO/Tom Maher A native of Louisburgh, O'Malley was a classy forward who played for the county in the 2000s. However, it was his achievement in managing Cuala to the All-Ireland club title in January that propelled him to national attention. Very well regarded by the Dublin champions, but experience a potential issue again. Stephen Rochford. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile When the final whistle went against Donegal, there was a reasonable case to be made for Rochford's return given how the team had performed while under his care. If a coronation was never likely, he did seem a strong contender. That looks impossible now given the manner in which the management was dismissed this week. James Horan. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile A third term is considered unlikely, even if there are plenty of Mayo fans who would welcome it. Horan's second tenure ended in some recrimination following the flaccid loss to Tyrone in the 2021 final. But supporters remember it was he who transformed the county in the 2010s, turning them from a punchline into contenders over four thrilling seasons. Oisín McConville. Pic: INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon If the county board looks outside its own resources, there isn't a glut of contenders. McConville has been mentioned in dispatches, and was part of a proposed management team under Ray Dempsey when McStay got the role in 2022. Has worked tirelessly at Wicklow, but he looks a distant prospect.
RTÉ News
29-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Injured Seamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics withdraw from Republic of Ireland squad
Andy Moran has been called up to Heimir Hallgrimsson's squad for the Republic of Ireland's friendlies with Senegal and Luxembourg, with Seamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics missing out through injury. The FAI issued a squad update on Thursday morning as the squad trained ahead of the first of two end-of-season friendlies, against Senegal at Aviva Stadium on Friday, 6 June (Live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player). Moran of Brighton and Hove Albion - who was on loan with Stoke - is only the fourth player who spent last season in the Championship included in the squad, after Max O'Leary, Robbie Brady and Jason Knight, as Hallgrimsson has opted to rest several players who completed their gruelling second tier seasons earlier this month. Coleman played only 18 minutes of his first Everton start in five months, against Southampton, while Szmodics made one substitute appearance for Ipswich after a three-month lay-off with an ankle injury. Goalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool), Max O'Leary (Bristol City), Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient) Defenders: Matt Doherty (Wolves), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town), Jake O'Brien (Everton), Andrew Omobamidele (Strasbourg), Liam Scales (Celtic), Robbie Brady (Preston) Midfielders: Jason Knight (Bristol City), Killian Phillips (St. Mirren), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jack Taylor (Ipswich), John Joe Patrick Finn (Stade De Reims), Andy Moran (Blackburn Rovers)
