Séamus McEnaney
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||
| Born | Corduff, County Monaghan, Ireland | ||||||||
| Nickname | Banty[1][2] | ||||||||
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Séamus McEnaney is a Gaelic football manager. He currently takes charge of the Lancashire senior football team. He has previously served as manager of his native Monaghan senior football team, the Meath senior football team and the Wexford senior football team.
Nobody is quite sure why Banty has a high profile, as his GAA managerial CV is only marginally more successful than that of CBeebies’ Mr Tumble. Yet every time an Ulster senior football job is available, he “throws his hat in the ring”, and his friends at the Irish News make sure he gets an interview.
Inevitably he will get another senior county job soon, possibly in County Down. Expect a couple of years where his passion and media-friendliness are matched only by a lack of achievement on the football field.
And a few years later, his hat will be back in the ring again. Hopefully Tyrone get him. Tyrone deserve him.
Career
Monaghan
McEnaney managed the Monaghan senior football team from 2004 until 2010.[3] Where he led his side to a National Football League Div 2 title in 2005. He also led Monaghan to a first Ulster Senior Football Championship final in 21 years in 2007 and again in 2010 but lost out to Tyrone both times.
Meath
McEnaney was appointed as Meath manager in November 2010.[4] He resigned in 2012 after Dublin defeated Meath by three points in the 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, and Laois defeated Meath by three points again six days later in the fourth round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.[5][6]
Wexford
In October 2016, McEnaney was announced as Wexford senior manager on a three-year deal.[7]
Yet he did not complete the three years on offer. He resigned as Wexford senior manager after one season in August 2017, blaming the distance he had to travel; the driving from his house in Carrickmacross to Ferns in Wexford was, he said, "a 500km round trip... I'd leave my house at 3.0pm to head to training and I wouldn't be back again until midnight. The driving was the single biggest reason because the county board and the players were top class. We had whatever we needed and the respect, commitment and attitude of the players couldn't be questioned."[1] He immediately began his search for a nearer post; within days of announcing his departure from Wexford he submitted his name for the then vacant Donegal senior football manager role that ultimately went to Declan Bonner.[2]
Since
In 2018 he led Monaghan to a Ulster Minor Football Championship.
Late August 2018 he was appointed as the new manager of Down. With the sole task of keeping Sean Og in the stands and delivering back to back All Ireland titles in his 1st 2 years.
References
- 1 2 "Banty leaves Wexford after just one season". RTÉ Sport. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- 1 2 McNulty, Chris (28 August 2017). "'Banty' in the mix for Donegal post as Monaghan man applies for job". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ "McEnaney pulls out of Monaghan running". RTÉ Sport. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "McEnaney confirmed as Meath manager". RTÉ Sport. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Séamus McEnaney steps down as Meath manager". RTÉ Sport. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ "How the Meath empire collapsed". Irish Independent. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Kelly, Niall (19 October 2016). "Banty is back in inter-county management". the42.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
| Preceded by ? |
Monaghan Senior Football manager 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Eamonn McEneaney |
| Preceded by Eamonn O'Brien |
Meath Senior Football manager 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Mick O'Dowd |
| Preceded by David Power |
Wexford Senior Football manager 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by ? |