Paddy Carr

Paddy Carr is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He was most recently manager of the Donegal county team.

Early life

A secondary school principal, he is originally from Fanad in County Donegal, played for the Donegal county team and has been linked with the senior managerial post of his native county on several occasions.[1][2][3]

He worked in the slums of Latin America in the 1980s.[4]

Managerial career

Carr managed St. Oliver's CC to County and Provincial titles, taking them to the All-Ireland Vocational Final.

Carr managed Louth from 2002–2003. He played his underage football with Kilmacud Crokes while attending Oatlands College in Stillorgan. He made the switch to Walterstown in County Meath to play his senior football when he moved to live in Navan. He managed the Meath minor football team in 2007 and has previous managerial experience with both Louth and Meath clubs. He managed Meath Hill for a while. He was manager of the Kilmacud Crokes team that won the 2008 Dublin Senior Football Championship and 2008 Leinster Senior Final.[5] He also won the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with the club before going on to manage Ballymun Kickhams.[6]

In October 2022, Carr was appointed for a two-year term as manager of the Donegal senior footballers, with a review planned following the first of those years. On 29 January 2023, Carr won his first game as Donegal manager against the reigning all Ireland champions Kerry. Carr stepped down as Donegal manager on 22 March 2023, only five months after his appointment.[7][8]

References
  1. "Paddy Carr out of race; McDaid, 'Banty' and Corey to be nominated". DonegalLive. 25 August 2017.
  2. "Former All-Ireland Club Winning Manager In Contention For Donegal Job". Pundit Arena. 17 August 2017.
  3. "Paddy Carr to attend SFC games as Fanad native poised to bid for Donegal job". Donegal Sport Hub. 17 August 2017.
  4. "Paddy Carr carries spirit of Latin America with him for Donegal job". Irish Independent. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. "Crokes unveil experienced Carr as new manager - Independent.ie".
  6. "Dublin senior finalists need a new manager after 2009 All-Ireland club winning boss steps down". The42.ie. 11 December 2017.
  7. "Gaeil Fhánada clubman Paddy Carr was tonight ratified as Donegal senior team manager by the clubs of the county, with 2002 All-Ireland winner Aidan O'Rourke as head coach, on a two-year term with a review after one year". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. "Paddy Carr says it's incredibly special to manage Donegal". Highland Radio. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.


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