Paddy Carr

2022 - 10 - 25

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Paddy Carr confirmed as new Donegal senior football manager (Irish Examiner)

Donegal's wait for new management finally came to a conclusion with Paddy Carr ratified on Monday night as senior team manager on a two-year term, ...

Donegal then exited the All-Ireland qualifiers when they were beaten by Armagh on a 3-17 to 0-16 scoreline on June 12. Aidan and I go back a bit and we would have mutual friends. There were also interviews with Carr, O’Rourke and Rory Kavanagh, who was understood to be the frontrunner for the position. “Most of you don't know me, in time you will come to. The backroom team will be announced in due course. I will put my body, soul, heart and mind into Donegal football.

Paddy Carr appointed as Donegal senior football manager ... (Donegal News)

Paddy Carr has been ratified as the new Donegal senior manager, and he will be joined by Aidan O'Rourke as Head Coach. Carr replaces Declan Bonner, ...

In doing so he will be able to spend his time in Donegal, focussing on his new role as Donegal Senior Team Manager. He also played a role on the committee which selected Declan Bonner as Senior Team Manager in 2017. He has decided to retire from this position. He was also selected to play on the Combined Universities Team. He is a graduate of St Patricks University, Maynooth, and at that time he was studying with the Columban Fathers in Dalgan Park in Co Meath. He is a member of Gaeil Fhánadá CLG.

Paddy Carr confirmed as new Donegal manager and vows to give ... (Irish Mirror)

Jim McGuinness was among those spoken to by Donegal GAA chiefs in recent weeks. Martin McHugh, Karl Lacey, Sean Paul Barrett and Rory Kavanagh, who was seen as ...

He is a legend after what he gave to Donegal football.” In 2009, he led the Crokes to an All-Ireland senior club title. That is the total focus. Without a doubt, we believe that there is enormous potential in Donegal. Carr said: “We have our expectations. “I will do everything in my power to facilitate the Donegal senior football team becoming the best version of itself imaginable,” Carr said.

Paddy Carr assisted by Aidan O'Rourke are the new Donegal ... (Highland Radio)

Donegal GAA Chairman Mick McGrath, Paddy Carr and Aidan O'Rourke. Donegal football finally has a new management team in place. The combination of former Donegal ...

Other than stints at different periods with Louth, O’Rourke in 2012 and Carr in 2002, that is the only main senior inter-county managerial positions that the pair have held. Rory Kavanagh had been hotly tipped to take up the role but after St Eunan’s defeat in the county final, the duo of O’Rourke and Carr moved to the front runners position. Carr will be the manager with O’Rourke as head coach on a two year term with a review after the first year.

Carr and O'Rourke take the Donegal reins (RTE.ie)

Paddy Carr has been ratified as the new Donegal senior football team manager with Aidan O'Rourke appointed as his head coach.

"Joining Paddy as head coach will be Armagh man Aidan O'Rourke. In a statement, Donegal GAA said: "Donegal County Committee this evening ratified the decision of the County Executive to appoint Paddy Carr as the manager of the CLG Dhún na nGall Senior Squad. O'Rourke and Carr were officially given the seal of approval at a specially convened meeting of the Donegal county committee on Monday night.

Paddy Carr new Donegal boss with Aidan O'Rourke head coach (The Irish News)

DONEGAL native Paddy Carr was tonight ratified as county team boss with Armagh native Aidan O'Rourke as head coach.

“Joining Paddy as head coach will be Armagh man Aidan O’Rourke. His name had been linked with the post in 2014 and 2017. This was the third time that Carr had been linked with the post as he was mentioned in 2014 and again in 2017.

Paddy Carr appointed as new Donegal manager (The Irish Times)

Former Armagh footballer Aidan O'Rourke to be team's new head coach.

Carr said: “Aidan and I go back a bit, and we would have mutual friends. I will do everything in my power to facilitate the Donegal senior football team becoming the best version of itself imaginable. “Declan is a hero of mine,” Carr said. Carr was appointed as the new Donegal manager on Monday night, ending a long search for a successor to Declan Bonner. Born in the shadows of Fanad lighthouse, Paddy Carr hopes to shine a new beam on Donegal football. Just three days after the Donegal GAA Training Centre in Convoy was officially opened on Friday amid much fanfare, another new era dawned in Donegal.