Niall Carew
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| Native name | Niall Carrún (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 51–52)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Carew (born 1974) is an Irish Gaelic football selector, manager and former Gaelic footballer won a Leinster minor football medal in 1991 and played with Kildare hurlers for a number of years .hurler
Carew has managed three inter-county football teams: Waterford, Sligo and Carlow.
Career
Born in Staplestown, County Kildare, Carew played Gaelic football for the St Kevin's club and hurling for Coill Dubh. Six senior hurling championship medals .
He played until he was 27 years of age.[1]
In retirement from playing, Carew became involved in team management. At inter-county level he served as a selector with the senior Kildare county team. He was five seasons a selector with Kildare when Kieran McGeeney was manager, beginning from McGeeney's appointment to that role in 2007.[1]
A former selector by 2012, Carew was appointed to manage the Waterford county team in November of that year.[2] He was appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2014.[3]
As of 2015, he was managing Ballylinan GAA in south Laois.
In August 2020, Carlow announced him as their successor to Turlough O'Brien.[4][5]
Carew spent until 2024 as Carlow manager.[6][7][8] After four and half seasons in charge, Carew left in June 2024, informing Carlow's footballers directly after their exit from the 2024 Tailteann Cup.[1] According to Frank Roche, writing in the Irish Independent in 2024, "few current managers will replicate" the five championships which Carew amassed with Carlow. [1]
As of 2024, Carew had been working with St John of God for more than two and a half decades.[1] Working from 8:30 until 4:30, he spent an additional five or six hours of each day working when he was involved with an inter-county team.[1]
Personal life
Carew is married to Michelle. Her illness in late 2023, for which she received chemotherapy, led to Carew leaving the Carlow managerial post in 2024.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Roche, Frank (27 September 2024). "Unpaid holidays, savage scrutiny and end-of-year reviews: who would be a modern-day inter-county manager?". Irish Independent.
'I haven't stopped since [finishing play at 27] and I'm 50 now, so I'm 23 years at it [team management]'.
- ^ "Niall Carew appointed as Deise football manager". The Munster Express. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Carew appointed Sligo football manager". RTÉ. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Niall Carew appointed Carlow boss with Ger Brennan joining ticket". RTÉ. 18 August 2020.
- ^ McKeon, Conor (18 August 2020). "Niall Carew is new Carlow football boss with Ger Brennan in as head coach". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Carew departs as Carlow boss after five years in charge". Hogan Stand. 2 June 2024.
- ^ Furlong, Brendan (2 June 2024). "Niall Carew steps down as Carlow football manager". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Keys, Colm (2 June 2024). "Niall Carew stands down as Carlow boss becomes first managerial departure of 2024". Irish Independent.