Tomás Ó Flatharta is a
Gaelic football
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manager
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who is originally from
County Kerry
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. He has managed three county teams:
Westmeath
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,
Galway
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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
Dublin GAA
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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
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The current champions are Cuala of D ...
winning side.
Managerial career
Westmeath
Ó Flatharta managed
Westmeath
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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
Galway
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manager to succeed former
Armagh
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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
Justin McNulty
Justin McNulty MLA (born 15 November 1974) is an Irish politician, a Gaelic football manager, and a former player at senior level for the Armagh county team. He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh si ...
, Ó Flatharta was drafted in as favourite for the vacant
Laois
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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:
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
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2008
2008 was designated as:
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References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
An Ghaeltacht Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football managers
Gaelic football selectors
Irish bankers
Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers
21st-century Irish people
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