Kelly bulks up Tipp senior camogie management
Tipperary senior camogie manager Denis Kelly has finalised his management and backroom team for the 2024 season.
The Toomevara clubman, who is heading into this second year as manager, retains the services of Michael Ferncombe and Kevin Moran as Coach/Selector and but has added former Tipperary All-Ireland senior hurling winning defender Eamon Corcoran as a selector.
Linda Grogan has stepped away as selector/female liaison officer (FLO) with two new selectors/FLO’s added in Kate Bannon and Trish Hickey with Bannon also looking after strength and conditioning (S&C) under new Head of S&C Ciaran Boyle who replaces Oscar O’Dwyer.
Ciaran Hackett comes on board as Goalkeeping Coach and Stats, and will be assisted in stats by James Leahy. Kevin Tobin remains as Performance Coach with Bobby Carrigan staying on as Head of Logistics. Maggie O’Grady remains in charge of Video Analysis while Ciara Gleeson is the team Physio.
Tipperary will aim to build on a progressive 2023 when they won the Munster title for the first time in eleven years and after missing out on the knockout stages in the championship in 2022, got to the semi-final in the past year but were hopes of reaching a first final since 2006 were ended by Waterford.
Tipperary senior camogie management team 2024:
Denis Kelly (Borris-Ileigh) – Manager
Michael Ferncombe (Clonoulty/Rossmore) – Coach/Selector
Kevin Moran (Moycarkey-Borris) – Coach/Selector
Eamon Corcoran (Borris-Ileigh) - Selector
Kate Bannon (Holycross/Ballycahill) – FLO/Selector/S&C
Trish Hickey (Brian Borus) – FLO/Selector
Ciaran Hackett (Borris-Ileigh) – Goalkeeping Coach/Stats
Ciaran Boyle (Mullinavat) – Head of S&C
Kevin Tobin (Moyle Rovers) - Performance Coach
Ciara Gleeson (Silvermines) - Physio
Bobby Carrigan (Ballybacon/Grange) – Head of Logistics
Maggie O’ Grady (Thurles Sarsfields) - Video Analysis
James Leahy (Templemore) – Statistics
Nenagh duo for Kerry management
Tipperary native Brian D’Arcy has been appointed the next Kerry senior camogie manager.
The Nenagh Éire Óg clubman has a strong coaching resume having managed clubs in both his native county and in Cork. He will be joined on the line by three coaches/selectors, making for a very strong back-room team.
He will be joined on his management team by fellow Nenagh man Paul Lillis, along with Pete Young (well known in Kerry camogie circles), and former Kerry hurler Aidan Boyle.
The Kingdom will feature in Division 1B of the National League in the new year, having won last year’s Division 2 crown and will face the likes of Limerick, Dublin and Wexford in a bid to retain their Division 1 status.