Davy Burke

2022 - 10 - 26

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Image courtesy of "The Irish Times"

Roscommon bring long recruitment process to a close and name ... (The Irish Times)

Burke has been handed a three-year term and will be joined by Donegal All-Ireland winner Mark McHugh as part of backroom.

The draw for the 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship has not exactly been too kind to them either, as their side of the pot is stacked. He was in the running for the Kildare senior job in 2021 but lost out to Glenn Ryan and his star-studded management team. However, Burke’s reputation has been growing since he guided Kildare to that under-20 success.

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Roscommon appoint Burke with former Donegal star part of ... (Westmeath Independent)

The lengthy search for a successor to Anthony Cunningham has ended with Davy Burke appointed as the new Roscommon senior football manager.

Burke led his native county of Kildare to the inaugural All-Ireland U-20 football championship in 2018. The Kildare man has previously held the role of Wicklow senior football manager. It’s believed that former Westmeath managers Brendan Hackett and Pat Flanagan were interviewed for the Roscommon job.

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