Donoghue unveils new Galway management team
Friday, January 08, 2016
By John Fallon
New Galway hurling manager Micheal Donoghue has unveiled his management team for the coming year.
As expected Francis Forde from Turloughmore, who this year managed St Rynagh’s to reach the Offaly SHC final, is a selector along with Noel Larkin from the Meelick/Eyrecourt club.
Larkin was part of the Roscommon management led by Justin Campbell, a candidate for the Galway job, which won the Nicky Rickard Cup last year.
He was also appointed as part of the management of the Connacht hurling team for the pre-Christmas inter-provincials which were postponed.
Both Forde and Larkin are highly regarded within the county having played at various levels for Galway in addition to having lengthy careers with their clubs.
The new management met the players for the first time last night (Thursday) and will have their first training session this evening (Friday) before kicking off the season on Sunday against DCU in the Walsh Cup in Ballinasloe.
Tom French, who was strength and conditioning coach under previous manager Anthony Cunningham, will continue in that role.
Former Corofin footballer David Hanly, who has worked with the Connacht and Munster rugby squads in addition to several GAA teams, will be the physio with Dr Ian O’Connor continuing as team doctor this year.
Kit manager James ‘Tex’ Callaghan will now serve under a third manager having initially been appointed when John McIntyre was in charge and continuing for the four years of Cunningham.
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