Joe McMahon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back/Full Forward | ||
| Born |
3 August 1983 Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2001– | Omagh St Enda's | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2004–2017 | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Joe McMahon is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. McMahon played for the Omagh St Enda's club and the Tyrone county team.
Early life
[edit]McMahon was part of the Omagh CBS MacRory Cup team that shared the title in 2001 (the scheduled replay was abandoned, due to restrictions of crowd gatherings amid a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak), and reached the final in 2002.[1][2]
His younger brother, Justin, was captain of the Tyrone team that won the 2006 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship.
Playing career
[edit]A two-time All-Ireland SFC-winner, McMahon started the 2005 All-Ireland SFC final; though he had to be replaced because of injury, he became the first Omagh man to win an All-Ireland SFC title.[3] He also started the 2008 All-Ireland SFC final at number 12, but played most of the game alongside his brother in the back line, helping to hold Kerry's "Twin Towers" of Donaghy and Walsh to 1 point.
2008 was a career-defining year for McMahon, as he was switched between the forwards and backs on the Tyrone side throughout most of the season. In the quarter-final, while being one of a number of Tyrone players sporting a beard for the occasion,[4] he scored a crucial goal against Dublin.[5]
In October 2005, barely a month after his All-Ireland SFC win, McMahon was part of the Omagh St Enda's team that reached the Tyrone Championship final.[6]
Post-playing
[edit]In 2018, McMahon joined the TTM Radio commentary team as match analyst.
McMahon was a coach of the Tyrone team that won the 2021 Ulster SFC and 2021 All-Ireland SFC titles. He joined the backroom management team of Robbie Brennan at Meath in 2024, but left in March 2025.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ OMAGH CBS TO MEET ST MICHAEL'S AGAIN... . ulstercollegesgaa.com. 5 March 2002
- ^ OMAGH CBS TITLE HOPES DASHED BY SLICK ST MICHAEL'S . ulstercollegesgaa.com. 18 March 2002
- ^ "Joe Cool bubbling over with ambition". The Irish News. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ Hegarty, Shane (27 September 2008). "How sporting a beard can give you a warrior's edge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Dublin 1–8 3–14 Tyrone". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Omagh keen to go the whole way". BBC Sport. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Brennan's appointment confirmed as Meath manager". Meath Chronicle. 19 September 2024.
Joe McMahon coached Tyrone in 2021 to Ulster and All-Ireland SFC championships.
- ^ Lynch, Fergal (29 March 2025). "BREAKING NEWS: Corey and McMahon step away from Meath management team". Meath Chronicle.
McMahon coached Tyrone in 2021 to Ulster and All-Ireland SFC championships.
External links
[edit]- Interview in The Irish News ahead of the 2006 National League Campaign Archived 18 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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- Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
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