Micheál Donoghue has returned to inter-county management after been appointed as Dublin senior hurling manager on a three-year term.
Donoghue enjoyed a successful five-year spell in charge of Galway in which he delivered the county’s first All-Ireland in 29 years in 2017 as well as two Leinster titles and an Allianz League.
Incidentally, a Leinster round robin defeat to Dublin at Parnell Park which eliminated Galway from the 2019 Championship on scoring difference proved to be his last game in charge as he resigned later that summer amid a strained relationship with the county board.
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In the meantime, he has worked as a pundit on RTE’s flagship Gaelic games show, the Sunday Game.
Donoghue, who also managed his club Clarinbridge to an All-Ireland title in 2011, has been linked with a return to the Galway hotseat when a vacancy arose last year after Shane O’Neill’s departure though the job eventually went to Henry Shefflin.
He succeeds fellow county man Mattie Kenny, who was in charge when Dublin brought the curtain down on Donoghue’s Galway reign but whose four-year term never really took off as the team failed to progress beyond an All-Ireland quarter-final.
Donoghue’s selectors will be Francis Forde and Noel Larkin, who he also worked with in Galway, along with former Westmeath manager Shane O’Brien, who will double up as under-20 manager.
Dublin chairman Mick Seavers commented: “We're delighted to announce the appointment of Micheál and his backroom team.
“Micheál brings a wealth of experience to the role.
“We wish him and the panel all the very best and look forward to working with Micheál and his team over the coming years.”
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