Michael McGeehin (born 1961/2) 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 ...

trainer currently attached as head coach to

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

. He has previously worked with the Clare,

Mayo Mayo often refers to: * Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo" * Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land Australia * Division of Mayo, an Aust ...

Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of a ...

Donegal Donegal may refer to: County Donegal, Ireland * County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster * Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland * Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

and

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...

county teams (as well as numerous clubs), and the

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

teams Fanad United and

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...

. Among the honours he has helped the counties collect are a

Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...

, a

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

, an All-Ireland B Championship and two National Football League Division 4 titles; with clubs he has won three

Donegal Senior Football Championship The Donegal Senior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal SFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA and contested by the highest-level clubs, to determine the best team in County Donegal. Since 2016, it has been known ...

s and one

Clare Senior Football Championship The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senior ...

and reached the semi-finals of the

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Kilcoo of ...

. From

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

, McGeehin's home AAclub is St Eunan's. He works regularly with Charlie McGeever, who has described him as "my buddy since '82… We are like minded".

Career

McGeehin was part of a group of seven (the others being Pauric Gallagher, Jimmy Kennedy, Michael McBrearty, Charlie McGeever, Donnacha Mac Niallais and Seamus Meehan) who would travel back and forth from

Thomond College of Education, Limerick Thomond College of Education, Limerick (''Coláiste Oideachais Thuamhurnhan, Luimneach'' in Irish) was established in 1973 in Limerick, Ireland as the ''National College of Physical Education'' to train physical education teachers. The college w ...

, to Donegal for games and training sessions in the early 1980s, with Gallagher as the driver. McGeehin is director of Coaching Ireland. He is based at UL. McGeehin started his involvement coaching inter-county teams in 1992, juggling Clare and Mayo as both won their respective provincial championships. He led Convoy to the 1995

Donegal Junior Football Championship The Donegal Junior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal JFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA. Na Dúnaibh are the title holders (2022) defeating Letterkenny Gaels in the Final. History The competition has bee ...

. He coached the Donegal under-15, under-16 and minor teams around this time. He was involved with the Fanad United team that won the 1996

FAI Intermediate Cup The FAI Intermediate Cup ( ga, Corn Comortais Peile na hÉireann), also known as the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup and the Pat O'Brien Intermediate Challenge Cup, is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for intermediate ...

. He then spent two seasons with

, working alongside McGeever and bringing the club as far as the 1999 FAI Cup Final. McGeehin was part of John Maughan's team when Fermanagh won an All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship. He coached Glenswilly to a Junior League title in 2001. He was involved with Seán MacCumhaill's when they reached the final of the 2004

. With Éire Óg of

Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

, McGeehin won the 2006

. He worked under

Mickey Ned O'Sullivan Mickey "Ned" O'Sullivan (born 14 April 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager, selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned ten seasons from 1971 to 1980. Born in ...

as Limerick manager and, later, under

Maurice Horan Maurice Horan (born 1976) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He is a former manager of the senior Limerick county team. Horan experienced a relatively unsuccessful playing career at club level with Ballinrobe and Monale ...

. He led St Eunan's to the 2008 and 2009 Donegal Senior Football Championships. This resulted in him becoming involved with the Donegal senior team during John Joe Doherty's time as manager. He briefly spent time with Limerick in 2012, as they won the National Football League Division 4 title. He then returned to St Eunan's to oversee their winning of the 2012 Donegal Senior Football Championship. He worked with Tipperary until late-2015 under the management of

Peter Creedon Peter Creedon is a Gaelic football manager. He is originally from Rosscarbery, County Cork. He has managed two county teams: Tipperary and Laois. Early life Creedon worked as the principal of St Ailbe's School in Tipperary Town and lives in Th ...

. He also led the Tipperary team to the final of the 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. He then spent a year away from inter-county coaching, though received numerous offers in that time. Meanwhile, on his brief spell away from inter-county, McGeehin reached the semi-finals of the 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with

Clonmel Commercials Clonmel Commercials GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club located in the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is part of the South Division of Tipperary GAA. They have been Tipperary Senior Football champ ...

and worked with the

Cratloe Cratloe () is a village in County Clare, Ireland, situated between Limerick and Shannon in the mid-west of Ireland. It is possible that the name derives from ''Croit-shliabh'' meaning "hump-backed hill", referring to Woodcock Hill. The present ...

and Castlebar Mitchels clubs. He worked with McGeever while at Clonmel Commercials. In 2016, he joined Laois when Creedon became manager of the county.Ferry, Ryan. "Michael McGeehin looking forward to life with Laois". ''

Donegal News The ''Donegal News'' (also known as ''Derry People/Donegal News'' and formerly ''Derry People'') is a twice-weekly local newspaper in the northwest of the island of Ireland, first published in 1902. Originally covering Derry, Northern Ireland, it ...

''. 30 September 2016, p. 74. In 2019, McGeehin was reappointed to Tipperary (again alongside McGeever) when David Power was appointed manager following the resignation of

Liam Kearns Liam Kearns (1962 – 12 March 2023) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He managed Offaly from 2022 until his death in 2023. Kearns previously managed the Limerick, Laois and Tipperary county teams, as well as several clubs in ...

Honours

;Clare *

: 1992 ;Mayo *

: 1992 ;Convoy *

: 1995 ;Fanad United *

: 1996 ;Finn Harps *

FAI Cup Final The FAI Cup Final, known recently as the FAI Ford Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, is an annual soccer match which is the last game in the Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup. It is the culmination of a knock-out competition among clubs ...

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;Fermanagh *All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship ;Glenswilly *Donegal JFL: 2001 ;Seán MacCumhaill's *

runner-up: 2004 ;Éire Óg *

: 2006 ;St Eunan's *

: 2008, 2009,

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;Donegal *

Dr McKenna Cup The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between Counties of Ireland, counties and List of universities in Northern Ireland, universities in the province of Ulster GAA, Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football comp ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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;Limerick * National Football League Division 4:

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;Tipperary * National Football League Division 4:

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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

runner-up:

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;Clonmel Commercials *

semi-finalist: 2015–16

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGeehin, Michael 1960s births Living people Alumni of the University of Limerick Clare county football team Donegal county football team Fermanagh county football team Gaelic games players from County Donegal Gaelic football coaches Laois county football team Limerick county football team Mayo county football team People from Letterkenny Tipperary county football team