GAELIC ARMOUR ANNOUNCES LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP WITH LEITRIM GAA

Gaelic Armour is delighted to unveil a landmark three-year partnership with Leitrim GAA, becoming the official kit manufacturer for all Leitrim GAA county teams. This innovative profit-sharing agreement represents a significant milestone for both organisations, celebrating a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, and the rich Gaelic Games heritage of County Leitrim.

Under this exciting agreement, Gaelic Armour will supply Leitrim GAA teams with state-of-the-art playing kits, training gear, and supporter merchandise. All kits, including replica jerseys, will be proudly designed and manufactured in Ireland, ensuring superior quality while reflecting the unique identity and culture of Leitrim.

Commenting on the partnership, Billy Hayes, Managing Director of Gaelic Armour, said:
“We are thrilled to partner with Leitrim GAA. While it may be considered a small county in terms of population, it is a big county in terms of passion, pride, and love for Gaelic Games. At Gaelic Armour, we are dedicated to designing products that not only deliver peak performance but also honour the traditions and heritage of Leitrim players and supporters. We look forward to an exciting journey together over the next three years.”

The collaboration launches with the unveiling of the new Leitrim GAA jersey, inspired by the iconic Pól an Eas waterfall. This unique design pays homage to Leitrim’s stunning natural beauty and resilient spirit, while incorporating Gaelic Armour’s innovative fabric technology to enhance player performance.

Leitrim GAA Chairperson, Enda Stenson, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership:
“This agreement with Gaelic Armour marks an exciting new chapter for Leitrim GAA. It brings a strong commercial incentive for both parties, and their commitment to Irish manufacturing aligns perfectly with our values. We’re proud to see our players and supporters wear jerseys that capture the essence of our county while enhancing performance on the pitch.”

Fans can look forward to an exclusive launch event for the new jersey, alongside a full range of supporter merchandise available in stores and online.

This partnership underscores Gaelic Armour’s ongoing mission to support grassroots and elite Gaelic Games, fostering pride, passion, and performance across Ireland.

About Gaelic Armour
Gaelic Armour is an innovative Irish sportswear brand, specialising in high-performance gear for Gaelic Games. Known for its cutting-edge designs and sustainable practices, Gaelic Armour is dedicated to supporting players and communities with premium products that celebrate the history and heritage of the GAA.

Link to Gaelic Armour Online Retail store which will open on Friday, 22 Nov, at 8am:

https://www.gaelicarmour.com/collections/leitrim-gaa

The Late PJ Carroll RIP, Cavan and Leitrim GAA.

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It is with a mixture of great sadness and very fond memories that we learned earlier today of the passing of the late PJ Carroll of Cootehill Road, Cavan Town. PJ was an inspirational figure no matter where he travelled in his many coaching and managerial roles throughout a host of counties and clubs and across a number of decades. He left a lasting legacy no matter where he found himself.

Of course, in Leitrim, we have very many fond memories of the journey that he started for us when he took over the Leitrim Senior Football team in late 1989. At that time the fortunes of the team were at a low ebb but PJ soon set about correcting that across the winter of 1989/90 and on the resumption of the NFL in February 1990 we began to see some glimmer of hope again. By the end of that particular league campaign, we had negotiated two playoff victories over Offaly and Wicklow to earn promotion from Division 3 (North) to NFL Division 2. We had something major to look forward to the following season.

What followed was a continuation of the remarkable turnaround in our fortunes. Under PJ’s drive and discipline, we captured an All-Ireland B title in November 1990 and Mickey Quinn was selected at midfield on the 1990 GAA All-Star Team. By the conclusion of that particular NFL we had finished third in Division 2, after a playoff with Kildare, and narrowly missed out on a quarter-final placing. What is most memorable about those days, apart from the performances on the field, were the huge crowds that followed the Leitrim team, no matter where the games were played. After so many years in the wilderness, it was box office stuff, Leitrim style!!

We maintained our newly found high league standing over the remaining years of PJ’s tenure and for many years beyond that but unfortunately, we just couldn’t get by Roscommon, whom we were paired with across his three Connacht Championship campaigns. If only there was a backdoor route, then!

They say a rising tide raises all boats and it’s fair to say that the influence of the Senior Team’s raised profile helped other teams also. PJ presided over a Connacht Under 21 Championship success in 1991. In that same year, the Leitrim Minor Team captured the Connacht Minor League and reached the Connacht Minor Final. Incidentally, the Leitrim Under 16 Team had won the Fr. Manning Cup in 1990. These were heady days for Leitrim football and the best was yet to come.

PJ handed over the managerial baton to the late John O Mahony in the Autumn of 1992, after three seasons in charge, but the seeds had most definitely been sown and our great success of 1994 duly followed. It is most poignant that we say goodbye to these two icons of Leitrim GAA history within four months of each other. They each played significant parts in this success.

Rest easy PJ, you will never be forgotten by those involved with Leitrim GAA, players, officials, and supporters, who dared to dream almost 35 years ago. You left your mark and a lasting legacy.

Our deepest sympathies are extended to PJ’s wife Anne, daughters Olivia, Annemarie, and Caroline, son Pauric, grandchildren Ellen, Hannah, Ruairí, Dáithí, Malachi, Tadhg, Rìan and Cùan and his siblings Pauline, Maureen, Martin and Sean.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

PJ Carrol’s Death Notice can be found on RIP.ie or at the link below.

https://rip.ie/death-notice/pj-patrick-joseph-carroll-cavan-cavan-town-573243

Image courtesy of RIP.ie

Leitrim GAA Team Management Announcement

Leitrim GAA is delighted to announce that at its Management Committee meeting this morning approval was given for the appointment of Down native Steven Poacher to the position of Leitrim Senior Team Manager for 2025, subject to ratification at the next meeting of Leitrim GAA County Committee. Steven is a coach of very high standing in the game and was previously involved at the inter-county level with both Carlow and Roscommon, in addition to coaching and managing at all underage inter-county levels with his native county. We look forward to working with Steven as we get preparations ready for the next season.

The core management team is as follows:

Senior Team

Steven Poacher head of PE in St Joseph’s Newry. Steven is the former Carlow & Roscommon senior football coach and he has also worked with his own county Down at every level from Under 15 to Under 21.

Donegal native Anthony McGrath will join the team as performance coach and selector. Anthony, a former Donegal senior has coached Donegal at Minor, Under 21 and Senior level winning an Anglo Celt Cup. Anthony has also been Sigerson manager in Queen’s University and has been involved in successful club campaigns in Ballybay and Slaughtneil.

Daniel St Ledger joins the backroom team as coach. Daniel, a former Carlow Senior Footballer, has represented Leinster in the Inter-Provincial series, and has been St. Sylvester’s Manager in Dublin for the last 3 years.

Ryan Jones, this year’s Leitrim Gaels Senior Football Coach has been the former Fermanagh senior football captain with over 150 appearances. Ryan was also last year’s Leitrim Under 20 coach and will act as coach and selector.

Under 20 Team

Barry McWeeney, who has been a selector with the team for past three seasons, will take charge of the County Under 20 team and will be a direct link between the Under 20s and the Seniors. His complete management team will be announced in due course.

Under 17 Team

Danny Beck and Ciaran Kennedy will take joint charge of the County Under 17 Team for 2025, Their complete management team will be announced in due course.

Leitrim GAA takes this opportunity to wish all the above the best of luck in their upcoming roles.

 

Leitrim GAA – 2025 Senior Football Team Manager Vacancy

Leitrim GAA invites expressions of interest in the position of Leitrim Senior Football Manager for 2025. The deadline for any expressions of interest is 5pm on October 18th, 2024.

If this is a position you think that you may have interest in you are advised to email secretary.leitrim@gaa.ie  on or before the deadline date and we will be in contact with you about the next stage of the process.

Leitrim GAA Team Management Announcment

Leitrim GAA Management Committee at its meeting this evening was informed of the decision by Mickey Graham not to continue in the role of Leitrim Senior Football Manager for 2025.

Mickey was fully committed and looking forward to his role ahead but circumstances beyond his control have led to him making this decision and regrettably, for all concerned, he will not be continuing in his appointed position.

Leitrim GAA will now recommence the process of appointing a new manager.

Announcement – Leitrim Senior Hurling Manager 2025

Leitrim GAA is very pleased to announce that at last night’s meeting of Leitrim GAA Management Committee the appointment of Mike Wall to the role of Leitrim Senior Hurling Manager for the upcoming 2025 season was approved.

Mike, a native of  Kilkenny, has had extensive experience with Kilkenny Camogie teams over the past decade. Under his management, he brought All-Ireland Minor titles to his native county in 2015 and 2021. He also managed the Kilkenny Intermediate Camogie title to an All-Ireland title in 2016. Over the term of his previous management roles he has presided over a multitude of Leinster Camogie titles. He most recently held the position of Kildare Senior Camogie Team Manager in 2024.

As part of his Management Team, he will be joined by S & C Coach Niall Herbert, a native of Kildare. The remaining members of the management team will be appointed in due course.

Leitrim GAA is looking forward to working with this new management team over the term of their stewardship and wishes them the very best of luck.

Smith Monumentals IFC Quarter Finals – IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Ticket Entry information:

Please note that entrance to this Saturday’s Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Club Championship Quarter-Finals (double-header) is by ticket only. Tickets are priced as follows:

Adult/Student/OAP €15 each

Juvenile(U16) FOC

Our payment processor for Entry Tickets is Universe and the links to the games are here: https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/tickets/

 

Livestream service:

It is hoped to livestream all games in Senior & Intermediate from quarter-final stage onwards (excluding relegation) as per previous years.   However due to the variability in venue locations and the subsequent broadband availability/quality there is no guarantee all of the games will be broadcast.  Finals will be streamed subject to availability in accordance with the National Media Rights (National Broadcasters have 1st call).

For this reason games will be priced on an individual basis in line with admission prices & there will be no overall season pass in operation this year.

Please note:
As is the case with all livestreams every effort will be made to ensure a quality broadcast out from the venue.  As a reminder the quality of the broadcast you receive is dependent on your viewing device & your broadband coverage & is not the responsibility of Leitrim GAA or any of our streaming partners.

Our payment processor for Livestreams is InPlayer and the link to the games is here:  https://page.inplayer.com/LeitrimGAA/

Games will be added to the system each week and should be available to purchase approx. 24 hours in advance of the throw-in time.

You will receive an email receipt from our payment processor InPlayer which is part of the JWplayer Group.

 

!! Warning !!
Please do not click on any links suggested by others on various social media channels.
Only official links provided here on this website can be trusted.

 

Support:

There is a 24/7 support website available at  support.inplayer.com  with advise on how to solve most problems.   In addition a support person is available 2 hours before throw in to assist with login issues – use the livechat facility on the link above.

Fr. Manning Cup Final – Traffic Alert

Patrons attending today’s Fr. Manning Cup Final are advised to enter Glennon Brothers Pearse Park via the old entrance through the housing estate beside Circle K Filling Station, as there are roadworks on Lisbrack Road causing delays.

Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival – Saving Gaelic Football

Saving Gaelic Football

An event planned for Ballaghaderreen by the late John O’Mahony and his good friend Tommie Gorman will go ahead on Friday August 9th next. Part of the Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival, `Saving Gaelic Football’, at St Nathy’s College from 7.30 that evening, will involve former Dublin manager Jim Gavin in interview with broadcaster Seán O’Rourke.

Despite illness, both John O’Mahony and Tommie Gorman intended being at this event. As Johnno said in a text on June 25th, the day Tommie died, “we had a pact to get better for the 9th.” Not long afterwards, on July 6th, Johnno himself died.

In August last year he took part in a very successful `GAA Night’ during the Festival, with panelists Joe Brolly, Andy Moran, Seanie McDermott, and Cora Staunton.

Later, he said “I was honoured to be asked [to take part] and really enjoyed the night.” He added: “it was great to have it in the College and Ballagh – the centre of my world.”

Last Spring it was Johnno who contacted Jim Gavin on behalf of this year’s Festival to ask whether he might be available for interview. Jim who, as manager, led Dublin to six All Ireland titles, including an unprecedented five-in-a-row, said `yes’.

John then asked Tommie Gorman to conduct the interview on the night, and Tommie agreed. A great night was likely, not least as last February Jim Gavin was appointed by the GAA to lead its Football Review Group on the future of the game.

It was tasked with “making Gaelic football a more enjoyable spectacle to watch and play,” as GAA President Jarlath Burns put it. He said “the sight of endless passing across the half forward line, without any risks being taken, before the ball is channelled back to a midfielder who repeats the process from the other side of the pitch, is not what Gaelic football should be. I think we can all agree on that.”

It’s unlikely Jarlath Burns has changed his opinion after the All-Ireland final last Sunday, albeit the victors being his native Armagh. The Football Review Group is to report in October.

Despite the double whammy suffered by the O’Mahony family with the deaths of Johnno and Tommie, they remain determined that the `Saving Gaelic Football’ event goes ahead.

Jim Gavin reaffirmed his commitment to be there, while broadcaster Seán O’Rourke agreed immediately to conduct the interview.  Another good friend of Tommie Gorman’s, Seán is a longstanding admirer of John O’Mahony’s, not least as he brought two All Irelands to Galway, Seán’s home county.

`Saving Gaelic Football’ takes place at St Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen, from 7.30pm Friday, August 9th.

Details at ballaghaderreenartsfestival.com and Ticket Tailor.

Leitrim GAA Team Management Announcement

Leitrim GAA at its Management Committee meeting tonight approved the appointment of Cavan native Mickey Graham to be the Leitrim Senior Football Team Manager for the 2025 season. This is subject to approval at the next meeting of Coiste Chontae Liatroma. It is the intention that this position will be for the next three years, subject to review.

Mickey has previously been the Assistant Manager in the 2024 season which ended last June and had been the Cavan Senior Football Manager for 5 years previous to that. It is intended that the members of his complete backroom team will be announced once this process has concluded.

Leitrim GAA would like to take this opportunity to wish Mickey the very best of luck as he plans for the upcoming season.

 

 

Photograph: Evan Logan/Inpho

SUPPORTERS BUS TO LEITRIM LADIES FINAL IN CROKE PARK

A Supporters Bus From Mohill Is Being Organised For The TG4 Intermediate Leitrim Ladies Final In Croke On Sunday. For More Details And To Book A Seat Contact Charles On 086 0705245

 

Leitrim GAA Announcement – Andy Moran steps down as Leitrim Senior Football Team Manager

Leitrim GAA Management Committee has been regretfully informed this evening by Senior Team Manager Andy Moran of his decision to step down from his position after three years in charge of our Senior Footballers. Andy was appointed in the Autumn of 2021 and has given boundless levels of energy and enthusiasm in helping to improve the standard of the Leitrim Senior Football team, and this year also took charge of the County’s Under 20 team. He brought with him a most professional approach towards the job and in each of his three Allianz League campaigns, had the team in with a significant shot at promotion from Division 4 on the final match day of the respective campaigns culminating in achieving promotion this year and contesting the Allianz League Final in Croke Park in March, only the sixth time a Leitrim Senior Football Team has graced Croke Park. He has also overseen significant improvement in Championship performances this year, the team having played in five championship matches for the first time since 1994. Leitrim finished second in its Tailteann Cup campaign and departed the competition at the Preliminary Quarter Final stage. His stewardship of this year’s Under 20 team in the first-ever Round Robin Connacht Championship campaign led to excellent performances in general, the highlight being a first Championship win in the grade over his native Mayo since 1998. A number of these young players have since graduated and gained valuable experience for the future in this year’s Tailteann Cup.

Leitrim GAA Management Committee is unequivocal in stating that the working relationship we have shared over the past three years has been tremendous. The time and effort that he invested in his players were very much to be admired. His unbridled passion and enthusiasm were certainly infectious. Over the past three seasons, he has been a joy to work with and while he always had the best interests of the county players at heart, he was totally appreciative of the bigger picture and the needs of the clubs and their players must coexist alongside those of the county set-up which is a hard act to juggle, given the ongoing demands on the calendar.

We wish to earnestly thank Andy for taking on the role three years ago and delivering on his promise to do his utmost to improve our fortunes, which we believe he certainly has done. He departs leaving us in a much improved position. We thank him for all the personal sacrifices of his time he has made on our behalf and we wish him and his family the very best in his future endeavours. It would be very remiss of us at this stage not to recognise and also record our appreciation for the contributions of all those who have worked closely with him in his Management Team over the past three years.

Andy Moran has made the following comments to go with this announcement.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I leave the role but feel it’s the right thing to do at this time.  After the team gained promotion to Allianz League Division 3 in 2024, I feel now the Leitrim Senior Footballers are moving to a new phase of their development.  What is required in my opinion is someone to commit fully for another three years. My three years with Leitrim have been a complete joy. 

I would like to thank our sponsors during my years in charge. Seamus and Caitriona Clarke of JP Clarke’s New York, and more recently Pat Gallagher of the Gallagher Group.  Small counties would struggle to compete at any level without the support of sponsors. Our Donors & Supporters who generously backed our plans and made sure they backed the County Board and helped out in whatever the team needed. 

A sincere thank you to the Leitrim GAA Chairman Enda Stenson, Secretary Declan Bohan & PRO Barbara Loughlin Byrne.  I would particularly like to thank Treasurer Martin McCartin & Brian Blake, County Administrator, for their guidance and support over the three seasons.  The job would not be possible without their support. 

I would like to thank my Management Team and all the backroom team that have been involved in the past three seasons.  Mickey Graham, Luke Bree, and in previous years Mike Solan & James Glancy.  I would particularly like to thank Barry McWeeney who is Leitrim through and through and is the glue that held everything together.

Finally, to the players.  Every player that has played under us has given everything to the cause.  Led by Donal Wrynn & Mark Diffley Leitrim people are blessed to have an amazing bunch of ambassadors to represent the county.  So many obstacles such as population, location, and many other factors are placed in the way of Leitrim football. Yet they keep producing talented young footballers.  My hope is that they keep driving on.  The future is bright.  To everyone involved in Leitrim Football – Thank you.”

The process of appointing a Leitrim Senior Football Manager for 2025 will be considered in due course.