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BreakingNews.ie
10-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Paddy Tally's time as Derry manager comes to an end after one season
Derry are on the lookout for a new manager after Paddy Tally has stepped away as manager after one season in charge. Having took charge in November 2024, it was a difficult season for Derry, who failed to win a game in 2025. Advertisement After being relegated from Division One, Derry were knocked out of the Ulster championship by Donegal. They also finished bottom of their group of the All-Ireland, which included Armagh, Dublin, and Galway. A statement from Derry GAA thanked Tally for his contribution, when saying: "Paddy brought integrity and energy to the role along with a deep commitment to the players and the county. "His efforts to develop the squad, build a strong team environment, and guide a group of emerging players into senior football are greatly appreciated." Tally said: "I want to thank my management, backroom and medical team and most importantly the players for their commitment and dedication over the past season. "Thank you to Derry county baord and the staff in Owenbeg and Celtic Park for their hospitality and support. I wish the Derry senior footballers the best for the future." Derry will now be looking for their fifth manager since 2023. They now join Mayo, Dublin, Sligo, Cavan, Waterford, Roscommon, Antrim, in looking for a new manager.
The Irish Sun
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Paddy Tally departs as Derry manager after only one year in tenure that was snakebitten from the start
DERRY are beginning another managerial search after announcing last night that Paddy Tally has stepped down. The Tyrone man left his role in the Kerry backroom last November when he was 2 He was unlucky with injuries during his time in charge 2 Conor Glass and Co still put in decent performances despite results not going their way But the reign of Derry's fourth gaffer since 2023 has come to an end. A brief comment from Tally in a Derry GAA statement said: 'I want to thank my management, backroom and medical team and most importantly the players for their commitment and dedication over the past season. 'Thank you to Derry county board and the staff in Owenbeg and Celtic Park for their hospitality and support. 'I wish the Derry senior footballers the best for the future.' Read More On GAA The record will show that Tally oversaw a winless spell at the helm. But as well as dealing with a glut of injury absentees, his hopes of a successful year were hindered as the Oak Leafers were behind the curve in installing a new gaffer. They were the last county to fill a managerial vacancy for 2025, with his appointment coming 129 days after Mickey Harte stepped down. Derry entered the National League as reigning champions but suffered relegation to Division 2. Most read in GAA Football The only point yielded came in a draw against Galway and Tally's side also failed to record a victory in a Championship campaign that began with an Ulster SFC quarter-final loss to Donegal. And despite showing considerable improvement in the All-Ireland group stage, Derry finished bottom of their group, losing to Armagh and Dublin as well as playing another draw with the Tribe. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny Speaking after the defeat to the Dubs that ended his side's interest in the Championship, Tally said: 'We didn't have the time to get going early enough. "We didn't get our work done and we're only starting to show now what we can play.' Tally was credited with having a say in the defensive improvements that helped Kerry claim the 2022 All-Ireland SFC title. The Derry gig was his first as an inter-county manager since his three-year term as Down gaffer came to an end in 2021. Derry GAA chairperson John Keenan, said: 'We're grateful to Paddy, his selectors and wider backroom team for the time and dedication they've given to Derry football over the 2025 season.'
Irish Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Paddy Tally reacts to shock Derry exit as Oak Leafers begin search for new boss
Derry GAA has confirmed that Paddy Tally has departed his role as senior football manager after just one season in charge - and after the Oak Leafers failed to secure one victory under his guidance. Rumours of the development circulated last night, causing surprise in GAA circles, as Derry ended the season on an upward trajectory and Tally appeared set for a backroom overhaul. However, although the Galbally man only replaced Mickey Harte in the hot-seat last November after the county board took four months to make an appointment, the county is now on the lookout for a third manager in as many seasons. Rory Gallagher was linked with a return to Derry last year, while others linked with the post before Tally was appointed were Conleith Gilligan - the former Derry star and current Armagh coach - as well as his former Ballinderry teammate and Cargin boss Ronan Devlin. 'An announcement on a replacement Derry senior football manager will be made in due course,' concluded a statement from Derry GAA that also paid tribute to the work done under Tally. 'Paddy brought integrity and energy to the role along with a deep commitment to the players and the county. His efforts to develop the squad, build a strong team environment, and guide a group of emerging players into senior football are greatly appreciated'. It was a frustrating stint in charge for Tally, whose team suffered nine defeats as well as being involved in two draws, and Derry were beaten in the Ulster preliminary round by Donegal. But Derry did show plenty of improvement in a tough All-Ireland round-robin group that included Armagh, Galway and Dublin. They managed to draw with Galway before falling to a two-point defeat to Dublin, which turned out to be Tally's last game in charge. 'I want to thank my management, backroom and medical team and most importantly the players for their commitment and dedication over the past season," said Tally, who previously managed Down and also coached Kerry under Jack O'Connor. "Thank you to Derry county board and the staff in Owenbeg and Celtic Park for their hospitality and support. I wish the Derry senior footballers the best for the future'. Derry GAA's chairperson, John Keenan, commented: 'We are grateful to Paddy, his selectors, and the wider backroom team for the time and dedication they have given to Derry football over the 2025 season. "We also acknowledge the sacrifices made by their families in supporting that work. We wish Paddy the very best for the future and thank him sincerely for his contribution to the county.'
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Derry manager Tally leaves post after one season
Derry GAA football manager Paddy Tally has left his role with the Oak Leafers after spending a sole season in a protracted search, Tally was appointed as Mickey Harte's successor in November for what was to be a three-year his time at the helm lasted only eight months during which the side failed to win a winning the Allianz League in 2024 under Harte, they were relegated from Division One this season before a 10-point loss to Donegal in the preliminary round of the Ulster Championship and a round robin exit from the All-Ireland. "I want to thank my management, backroom and medical team and most importantly the players for their commitment and dedication over the past season," said Tally."Thank you to Derry County Board and the staff in Owenbeg and Celtic Park for their hospitality and support. I wish the Derry senior footballers the best for the future".A Derry statement said Tally "brought integrity and energy to the role along with a deep commitment to the players". Harte also only spent one campaign in charge, meaning Derry are looking for a new permanent manager for the third time in as many seasons.
Irish Examiner
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kilcummin kids looking to put Kerry village on the map
Kilcummin post office opens at 9am on a Friday, same as every other day of the working week. Such were the masses gathered outside from 7am on this particular Friday, you'd swear it was the last day for getting off the Christmas cards. There's no other comparison to do justice to the extent of local activity. Kilcummin post office was the designated meeting point. Four buses pulled in and pulled out at 7.30am on the dot. One bus for the players, two more for families, and a fourth for the last lot of supporters. In front of them was an almost six-hour journey to Letterkenny. The Donegal town is their base for the weekend, with a further one-hour spin onto their weekend playing base that is the Derry GAA centre of excellence at Owenbeg. Everything has been planned down to the last minute detail. Kilcummin team captain Darragh Keane preparing for John West GAA Féile Peile na nÓg There was a pitstop in Galway to break up the six-hour journey, a kickabout in the Donegal centre of excellence in Convoy to loosen out at the end of the six-hour journey, and a three-course meal at €28 per-person to refill the tank at the end of a long, long day. Kilcummin are on the road and a long way from home because of this weekend's Féile Peile na nÓg finals. For the third time in the club's history, Kilcummin are the Kerry flag bearers and Division 1 representatives. The two other occasions were 1992 and 2007. A young Mike McCarthy was the star of the '92 class, the 07' expedition marking the first goalkeeping chapter of current Kerry back-up Shane Murphy. Murphy's county teammate David Clifford spun out to Kilcummin the day after taking Cavan for 3-7 to take a session with the U15 boys. The county Féile winners recently showed up at a session of the club nursery to help out with the generation behind them. Heroes beget heroes beget heroes. Kilcummin Féile mentors Dinny O'Connor, Edward O'Sullivan, Tom Keane, Paul O'Donoghue and Sean Lynch. 'My own fella is involved and it is great to see the lads he would have grown up with, you saw them all starting off in the nursery at six years of age when they were first learning to kick a ball, to now going off to represent Kerry at national Féile,' says Tom Keane, one of the five mentors overseeing the team. 'It is fitting tribute to the lads for their input locally that they are getting the benefit of representing Kerry at national Féile in Division 1.' Belief was sown last September when the team won the Munster U14 Super 10s competition. County Féile success followed seven months later. As can be taken from the four packed buses that pulled out from the post office yesterday morning, the whole community is on board and behind this group. 'The excitement it has created amongst the community is phenomenal, and it is lovely to see the community working together in such large numbers. 'There's a massive focus within the club on the underage structure. We are a small little village outside of Killarney which is growing year-on-year for the last number of years. "We want to put Kilcummin on the map, we want to compete with the rest. We want to compete with the bigger clubs. And it is like anything, we need to start somewhere. Obviously you start at juvenile level and that is what we have done.' Conall McCarthy, Dean Moynihan, Daniel O'Sullivan, Eamon O'Donoghue, Darragh Keane and Aidan Huggard. In recent years, the club completed the €1m development of a new training field, walking track, dressing-rooms, and state-of-the-art gym. 'Everything is looking up,' continued Keane, who is a past treasurer of Kerry county board. The semi-final appearance of their maiden 1992 voyagers represents the outstanding Féile run by the club. Clonduff of Down, who coincidentally enough are in their group this weekend, tripped them up at the penultimate hurdle before going on to claim outright success. In keeping with the meticulous planning of the weekend, there's a room booked in Adare's Woodlands Hotel early on Sunday evening so the players can take in on the return leg home Kerry's All-Ireland quarter-final against Armagh. Wouldn't they love to do so after an extended Féile run, wouldn't they love to do so after putting Kilcummin on the map.
