Conor Laverty is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who plays for Kilcoo and, formerly, the Down county team. He has been

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

of the Down county team since 2022.

Career

Laverty played at senior level for the Down county team. He played as a forward. Announcing Laverty's reign as Down manager, the county board stated that he had played for Down at all levels, was involved in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and the

2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship The 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 124th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Ulster GAA. It was won by Donegal who defeated Down in the final to retain the title they won ...

final, received an All Star nomination in 2012,

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ed his county in 2015, had by that stage won ten

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s with his club Kilcoo and was joint captain when Kilcoo won Ulster titles in 2019 and 2020 and the All-Ireland title in 2021. He was also captain when Kilcoo won the 2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Laverty was involved with the St Michael's, Enniskillen team that won both the 2019

MacRory Cup The MacRory Cup is an inter-college (school) Gaelic football tournament in Ulster at senior "A" grade. The MacLarnon Cup is the competition for schools at senior 'B' grade. Players must be under nineteen at the start of the tournament. The win ...

and

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. After being a

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or a coach under

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boss

Séamus McEnaney Séamus McEnaney (born 1967/1968) is a Gaelic football manager and businessman. He has managed his native Monaghan county team (in two spells), as well as the Meath and Wexford county teams. Business career McEnaney is in charge of Westenr ...

in 2020, Laverty was involved in Down's

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...

win in 2021. Laverty, after winning about 10

Down Senior Football Championship The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903. Kilcoo are the title holders (2022) def ...

titles with Kilcoo, was set to be appointed as Down boss in 2021 but was not appointed on that occasion.

Personal life

Laverty is GAA development officer for Trinity College.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laverty, Conor Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Down inter-county Gaelic footballers Kilcoo Gaelic footballers Gaelic football coaches Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors