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Eamonn Callaghan is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare county team.[3] He captained his county.[1]
In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.[4][5]
Alongside Kildare veteran Eoin Doyle as manager, Callaghan won a Kildare SFC with Naas (its first for more than three decades) in 2021 and the club then advanced to the Leinster Club SFC final.[1] In August 2022, he joined the Carlow senior football team as a performance coach under the management of Niall Carew.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Boyle, Donnchadh (22 August 2022). "Former Kildare skipper Eamonn Callaghan joins Carlow senior football backroom team". Irish Independent.
- ↑ "Carlow role for Callaghan". Hogan Stand. 23 August 2022.
Affectionately known as 'Leper', the Naas man has been brought on board as a performance coach by manager Niall Carew, who served as a Kildare selector when Callaghan was in his prime.
- ↑ "Dublin make a late point". The Irish Times. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened". RT. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ireland win second test and Rules series". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
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