Tommy Naughton is the former manager of the Dublin Senior Hurling team and the former Under 21 hurling manager for Dublin. He had also previously been a selector with the senior hurling team. Naughton had Andy Cunningham, Mick O'Riordan and Damien Byrne as his management team for Dublin.

Managerial career

Dublin

2006

After being appointed manager in late 2005, Naughton guided Dublin to the 2006 Division 2

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. This title win ensured Dublin a place in Division One for 2007. The

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proved a difficult period for Naughton as his team failed to win a game in the competition until the relegation match against

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. Dublin managed to retain their McCarthy Cup status for the 2007 season while Westmeath will play in the Christy Ring Cup for 2007.

2007

Naughton's 2007 season opened with a draw against

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in the 2007 National Hurling League. Naughton's Dublin kept their momentum by going on to defeat

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which his team in fourth position with one game in hand. Dublin then went on to continue there unbeaten run in the

by defeating

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. That victory left Naughtons Dublin side in third position in the league with a game in hand over Antrim. Dublin lost the game against Antrim and then lost their final game against

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which meant that Dublin missed their chance to qualify for the quarter finals or semi-finals. Naughton first match against

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was seen as the potential breakthrough match for Dublins young senior hurling team in the

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. Dublin showed that the gap is lessening being themselves and the bigger teams but

came out of the game with the one point win with a late point from Barry Lambert. Naughtons hurlers must now play in the qualifiers of the all-Ireland championship against

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and

. The Dublin team were scheduled to play their first game against

. Cork wrote a letter to the Competitions Control Committee to request that the game be played at a neutral venue, this was met with anger by both the

and the Dublin managers who were playing at home on the first weekend of the qualifiers. A change of venue never materialised and Cork played Dublin in Parnell Park in a game which Cork won by 3-20 to 0-15. Dublins next game in the qualifiers was against Tipperary who had previously beaten Dublin in the league. Naughtons men put on a good performance against Tipperary but faded towards the end, leaving Dublin at the bottom of the table.

References

External links

Official Dublin GAA Website
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