Turlough O'Brien
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Turlough O'Brien is a Gaelic football manager. He managed Carlow between 2014 and 2020.
In the 2018 National Football League, O'Brien led the team out of Division 4. This was their first promotion in more than three decades.
In the 2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship, he led Carlow to a quarter-final victory against Kildare at O'Connor Park.
He resigned in June 2020.[1][2][3]
He has since worked as a match analyst with RTÉ.[4]
At the beginning of 2025, O’Brien took over the role of Portlaoise GAA Senior Football Manager and has remained in the role ever since.
References
[edit]- ^ "Turlough O'Brien steps down as Carlow manager". RTÉ. 6 June 2020.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (6 June 2020). "Turlough O'Brien steps down as Carlow football manager". The42.ie.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (7 June 2020). "Carlow football left shocked by O'Brien's early departure". Sunday Independent.
- ^ "Naive Kildare 'not in tune with modern game' — Turlough O'Brien". RTÉ. 18 February 2024.