Liam Kearns

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GAA in shock as sudden death of Offaly manager Liam Kearns is ... (Irish Examiner)

In a statement, Offaly GAA said it was "devastated to learn of the sudden passing this evening of our senior football manager, Liam Kearns. "In his short period ...

Offaly beat Dublin in this year’s O’Byrne Cup but pulled out of their semi-final against Louth citing player unavailability and not securing a rescheduling of the game. An All-Ireland minor medal winner in 1980, he scored an impressive 7-12 in the six-game campaign as a wing-forward. Prior to his Offaly role, he managed Clann na Gael in Roscommon and they reached the 2021 county final.

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Offaly Gaelic football boss Liam Kearns dies suddenly (RTE.ie)

The GAA world is in mourning after the sudden death of Offaly football manager Liam Kearns.

In his short period of time as manager of the senior footballers, Liam made a hugely positive impact and he was extremely well respected by everyone associated with Offaly GAA. In paying tribute, Kerry GAA tweeted a statement paying tribute to "a GAA great, and a proud Austin Stacks man". A statement from Offaly GAA read: "Offaly GAA is devastated to learn of the sudden passing this evening of our senior football manager, Liam Kearns.

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Offaly football manager Liam Kearns has died suddenly, aged 61 (Independent.ie)

The sudden death of current Offaly manager Liam Kearns has shocked the GAA world. He was 61 years of age.

Offaly GAA extend deepest sympathies to his wife Angela and daughters Rachel & Laura. He was 61 years of age. He then graduated to manage a Limerick U-21 team to an All-Ireland final which they lost to Mickey Harte's Tyrone team that was the bedrock for their future All-Ireland senior successes in the decade that followed.

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Offaly football manager Liam Kearns dies aged 61 (The Irish Times)

Originally from Kerry, Kearns was a highly regarded intercounty manager from spells in charge of Limerick, Laois and Tipperary. He was appointed Offaly manager ...

In his short period of time as manager of the senior footballers, Liam made a hugely positive impact and he was extremely well respected by everyone associated with Offaly GAA. A statement from the Offaly County Board read: “Offaly GAA is devastated to learn of the sudden passing this evening of our senior football manager, Liam Kearns. He was appointed Offaly manager last August.

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Tributes paid after passing of Offaly football manager Liam Kearns (The42)

The Tralee native, a retired Garda sergeant, was appointed as Offaly manager last August. He had previously been manager of the Limerick, Laois and Tipperary ...

He guided Tipperary to an All-Ireland semi-final appearance in 2016. “In his short period of time as manager of the senior footballers, Liam made a hugely positive impact and he was extremely well respected by everyone associated with Offaly GAA. TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid tonight after the sudden passing of Offaly senior football manager Liam Kearns.

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Shock and sadness as former Laois manager Liam Kearns passes ... (Laois Today)

There is shock and sadness in the GAA community this evening following the news that Liam Kearns has passed away.

May he Rest in Peace. In his capacity as Offaly manager, he was on the line when Laois and Offaly played a challenge match in Portlaoise on Friday night. May he rest in peace.”

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Offaly manager Liam Kearns' death sends GAA world into mourning (Irish Mirror)

The Tralee native had previously managed Tipperary, Laois and Limerick and had taken the Faithul footballers for training on Sunday morning.

On his watch, they took the scalps of counties of the stature of Cork, Derry and Galway. But the biggest impact Kearns made in intercounty football was in his next job with Tipperary. He moved on to Laois, the home county of his mother, guiding them to a Leinster final in 2007, losing by six points to Dublin. "In his short period of time as manager of the senior footballers, Liam made a hugely positive impact and he was extremely well respected by everyone associated with Offaly GAA. In a statement, Offaly GAA said it was "devastated to learn of the sudden passing this evening of our senior football manager, Liam Kearns". A native of Kerry, he starred at club level with Austin Stacks and won an All-Ireland minor title with the Kingdom.

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Liam Kearns: GAA in mourning after sudden passing of Offaly ... (SportsJOE.ie)

The GAA community has been rocked by the sad passing of Kerry native and Offaly senior football manager Liam Kearns, at the age of 61.

"I want them to celebrate after a game," Kearns once said of his players. His team appear to have built a brotherhood on the back of this attitude.' 'In the current GAA climate,' The Kerry native, who worked for many years with An Garda Síochána, previously managed Limerick, Tipperary and Laois. A He is a beacon of hope in the modern game that is caught up in a trend of professionalism and sport science.

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