Tomás Ó Flatharta is a

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who is originally from

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. He has managed three county teams:

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and

Laois County Laois ( ; ) 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 medieval kingdom. Hist ...

Playing career

Durling his playing days, Ó Flatharta played for his local An Ghaeltacht club and, later, for

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club

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes () is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre no ...

, with whom he was a member of the 1995

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 Cuala of D ...

winning side.

Managerial career

Westmeath

Ó Flatharta managed

from 2005 to 2009 where he succeeded Kerry's

Páidí Ó Sé Páidí Ó Sé (; 16 May 1955 – 15 December 2012) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player, whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1974 to 1988. Ó Sé is widel ...

. Ó Flatharta resigned as manager in July 2009 after Westmeath were beaten in the qualifiers by neighbours

Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

. When appointed as Westmeath manager Ó Flatharta was a banker based in Dublin and had been team trainer and selector during the previous two years.

Galway

In October 2010, Ó Flatharta was confirmed as the new

manager to succeed former

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player Joe Kernan, who resigned early in the summer after a poor season. In August 2011 the Galway County Board decided to relieve him of his post after Galway had been relegated to Div 2 of the National Football League and failed to win a championship match.

Laois

Following the departure of

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, Ó Flatharta was drafted in as favourite for the vacant

job. In October 2013, Ó Flatharta was confirmed as Laois manager to replace McNulty. He stepped down as manager in July 2015 following their shocking exit against Antrim.

Honours

;Westmeath manager *National League 2:

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References

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