It’s an era of change for Dublin football, but their U20s will be able to call on a fiercely experienced coaching team for the 2026 season.
Ger Brennan has taken over as senior manager after the departure of Dessie Farrell after last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat, and has recruited several former Dublin teammates to join him on the coaching team.
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Stephen Cluxton, Dean Rock, and Denis Bastick all join St. Vincent’s man Brennan on the senior coaching panel, and another host of All-Ireland winners are on the U20s panel.
Eight-time All-Ireland winner Jonny Cooper was announced as the new U20s manager in October, with the Na Fianna man immediately bringing his ex-Dublin teammate Michael Darragh Macauley in as one of his assistants.
The pair have 15 Celtic Crosses between them, and the tally of the coaching team has been brought up to 23 with Tuesday’s announcement that Kevin McManamon will be joining them on the panel.
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Kevin McManamon joins Dublin U20s football coaching panel
18 September 2011; Kevin McManamon of Dublin shoots to score his side’s goal past Kerry goalkeeper Brendan Kealy during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kerry and Dublin at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Eight-time All-Ireland winning-hero Kevin McManamon has become the latest Dublin legend to join the county’s U20s coaching team, it was confirmed on Tuesday.
Dublin GAA confirmed their coaching teams across both codes and all age grades, with McManamon a notable addition to the U20s football panel.
St. Jude’s man McManamon is forever etched in Dublin football history, having scored the pivotal goal that turned the tide of the 2011 All-Ireland final against Kerry. That triumph was the first for Dublin in 16 years, and planted the seeds for the greatest dynasty in Gaelic football history.
McManamon was part of the team that would claim the first men’s five-in-a-row in inter-county GAA history in 2019, before being part of the wider panel that made it six in 2020.
His most memorable moment post-2011 saw him score another pivotal goal against Kerry in the epic 2013 semi-final – a goal that was curiously set up by his now-fellow U20s assistant Michael Darragh Macauley.
After retiring from inter-county football in 2021, McManamon worked with Dessie Farrell’s Dublin senior setup as a performance coach.
He now adds even more All-Ireland experience to a star-studded Dublin U20s coaching panel.
With Ger Brennan having put together a similarly legendary team at senior level, it’s clear Dublin are investing heavily in the rebuild they see as necessary to return to the top of Gaelic football.
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