# Éamonn Kelly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/%C3%89amonn_Kelly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/%C3%89amonn_Kelly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89amonn_Kelly > Source revision: 1282130930 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish Gaelic footballer Éamonn Kelly Personal information Native name Éamonn Ó Ceallaigh (Irish) Born 1968 (age 57–58) Puckane, County Tipperary, Ireland Occupation Agency Development Manager Sport Sport Hurling Club Years Club Kildangan Club titles Football Hurling Tipperary titles 0 0 **Éamonn Kelly** (born 1968) is an Irish [hurler](/source/Hurling) who played as a full-forward for the [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) junior hurling team.[1] Born in [Puckane](/source/Puckane), [County Tipperary](/source/County_Tipperary), Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a [dual player](/source/Dual_player), before later joining the under-21 hurling team. He joined the junior team for the [1987 championship](/source/All-Ireland_Junior_Hurling_Championship). Kelly went on to play a key role for Tipperary over the next few years, and won one two All-Ireland medals in the junior grade. At club level Kelly played both hurling and [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) with [Kildangan](/source/Kildangan_GAA). In retirement from playing, Kelly became involved in team management and coaching. He was an [All-Ireland](/source/All-Ireland_Intermediate_Club_Hurling_Championship)-winning manager with the Kildangan intermediate hurling team in 2005, as well as serving as a manager and as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 and intermediate hurling teams. Kelly was appointed manager of the [Kerry](/source/Kerry_GAA) senior hurling team in January 2014.[2] He led the county to a [National Hurling League](/source/National_Hurling_League) Div 2A title with a win over [Carlow](/source/Carlow_GAA). His side then lost a controversial play-off to [Offaly](/source/Offaly_GAA), missing out on a pace in Div 1B. His side regrouped to make it to the final of the [Christy Ring Cup](/source/Christy_Ring_Cup) for the fourth time in five seasons. They faced [Kildare](/source/Kildare_GAA) but for the second year in a row lost out by a 2 points. In July 2015, Kelly stepped down from the position as Kerry manager.[3] In September 2015, Kelly was named as the new manager of the [Offaly](/source/Offaly_GAA) hurling team.[4][5] In September 2016, Kelly stepped down as manager of the Offaly team, saying "Having reviewed the season just gone and considered the increasing personal and business demands on my time at present, I have informed Offaly County Board that I will not be in a position to continue as manager of the Senior Hurling team for 2017." Later that year, Kelly was named as manager of neighbouring county [Laois](/source/Laois_GAA) for the forthcoming season. Following two years at the helm of the O’Moore County and a relegation battle in Division 1B with [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA), Kelly stepped down as Laois manager to return to club management henceforth after the county were knocked out of the [Joe McDonagh Cup](/source/Joe_McDonagh_Cup), saying: “I have enjoyed the last two years and made many friends. I am disappointed not to have built on the progress we made last year and I wish Laois every success going forward.” [6] ## Career statistics ### Manager - *As of match played 2 July 2016.* Team From To Pre-season League Ring Cup Provincial All-Ireland Total G W D L G W D L G W D L G W D L G W D L G W D L Win % Kerry 27 January 2014 21 July 2015 2 0 0 2 14 11 1 2 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 1 5 75 Offaly 8 September 2015 14 August 2016 2 1 0 1 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 14 7 0 7 50 ## Honours ### Team **Tipperary** - [All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Junior_Hurling_Championship) (2): 1989, 1991 - [Munster Junior Hurling Championship](/source/Munster_Junior_Hurling_Championship) (3): 1988, 1989, 1991 ### Manager **Kildangan** - [All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Intermediate_Club_Hurling_Championship) (1): 2005 - [Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship](/source/Munster_Intermediate_Club_Hurling_Championship) (1): 2004 - [Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship](/source/Tipperary_Intermediate_Hurling_Championship) (1): 2004 **Kerry** - [National League (Division 2A)](/source/National_Hurling_League) (2): [2014](/source/2014_National_Hurling_League), [2015](/source/2015_National_Hurling_League) - [Christy Ring Cup](/source/Christy_Ring_Cup) (1): [2015](/source/2015_Christy_Ring_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hurler profile: Éamonn Kelly"](http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=adv). *Tipp GAA archives website*. Retrieved 9 January 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tipp duo to take Kerry hurling reins"](http://hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=206731). *Hogan Stand website*. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tipperary native steps down as Kerry hurling manager"](http://www.the42.ie/eamonn-kelly-kerry-gaa-hurling-manager-2229200-Jul2015/). *The 42*. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eamonn Kelly to become new Offaly hurling manager"](http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/eamonn-kelly-to-become-new-offaly-hurling-manager-31498345.html). *Irish Independent*. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Eamonn Kelly confirmed as Offaly hurling manager"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0908/726579-offaly-kelly/). *RTÉ Sport*. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Manager wanted! Offaly need new hurling boss after Kelly steps down"](http://www.the42.ie/eamonn-kelly-offaly-2927426-Aug2016/). *The 42*. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016. Éamonn Kelly navigation boxes Sporting positions Preceded by Liam Sheedy Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Manager 2003-2004 Succeeded by Len Gaynor Preceded by Tom Howard Kerry Senior Hurling Manager 2014-2015 Succeeded by Ciarán Carey Preceded by Brian Whelahan Offaly Senior Hurling Manager 2015-2016 Succeeded by TBA Preceded by Séamus Plunkett Laois Senior Hurling Manager 2016-2018 Succeeded by Eddie Brennan v t e Tipperary - 1989 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions (8th title) 1 J. Grace 2 M. Stapleton 3 M. Ryan 4 D. Quinlan 5 G. O'Brien 6 R. Quirke 7 L. Sheedy 8 É. Kelly 9 K. Laffan (c) 10 D. Ryan 11 P. Everard 12 D. Flannery 13 M. McCormack 14 J. Sheedy 15 S. Nealon Sub used C. Egan for S. Nealon Sub not used J. O'Meara J. Flannery J. Quinlan T. Crowe S. Fox J. Murphy É. Lanigan P. Kelly G. Carey Coach W. Sweeney Selectors J. O'Brien T. Murphy V. Ryan J. Cooke v t e Kerry – 2015 Christy Ring Cup champions (2nd title) 1 S. Murphy 2 R. Horgan 3 P. Costelloe 4 B. Murphy 5 D. Collins 6 D. Dinneen 7 K. Carmody 8 J. Griffin (c) 9 P. Kelly 10 M. O'Leary 11 J. Egan 12 C. Harty 13 M. Boyle 14 S. Nolan 15 P. Boyle Subs used 21 J. O'Neill for P. Boyle 17 D. Butler for M. O'Leary 25 S. Weir for M. Boyle 20 J. Flaherty for C. Harty 19 D. Fitzell for D. Dineen Subs not used 16 P. Lucid 18 T. Casey 22 B. O'Leary 23 A. Royle 24 D. Shanahan 26 G. O'Grady Manager É. Kelly Coach C. Gleeson Selectors D. J. Leahy T. O'Connell B. Cummins v t e Kerry hurling team – managers M. Leahy (1980–83) M. Leahy (1985–87) C. Roche (1987–88) M. Leahy (1989–90) J. Meyler (1992–97) P. J. O'Grady (1997–2000) M. O'Halloran (2000–01) M. Leahy (2000–01) B. O'Connor (2001–02) M. Leahy (2002–04) J. Molyneaux (2004–06) M. Leahy (2006–07) P. Heffernan (2007–08) M. Carroll (2009) J. Meyler (2009–12) T. Howard (2012–13) É. Kelly (2014–15) C. Carey (2015–16) F. O'Connor (2016–2021) S. Molumphy (2021–24) J. Griffin (2024–) v t e Offaly hurling team – managers A. Gallagher (1976–83) D. Healy (1983–86) G. Leahy (1986–88) P. J. Whelahan (1988–89) P. Mulhare (1989–90) P. Horan (1990–92) É. Cregan (1992–96) J. McIntyre (1996–97) B. Keating (1997–98) M. Bond (1998–99) P. Fleury (1999–2000) M. Bond (2000–01) T. Fogarty (2001–02) M. McNamara (2002–04) J. McIntyre (2004–07) J. Dooley (2007–11) O. Baker (2011–13) B. Whelahan (2013–15) É. Kelly (2015–16) K. Ryan (2016–17) K. Martin (2017–19) Joa. Kelly (2019**) M. Fennelly (2019–22) J. Kelly (2022–) **=In a caretaker role v t e Laois hurling team – managers G. Leahy (1979–85) J. Doyle (1985–87) P. Kelly (1987–89) G. Leahy (1989–91) P. Doyle (1991–93) P. Critchley (1993–95) B. Keating (1995–97) P. Horan (1997–00) S. Cuddy (2000–01) P. Delaney (2001–02) S. Plunkett (2002**) P. Butler (2002–05) D. Cahill (2005–06) D. Fox (2006–08) N. Rigney (2008–10) B. Fennelly (2010–11) T. McCarthy (2011–12) S. Plunkett (2012–15) G. Cunningham (2015**) S. Plunkett (2015–16) É. Kelly (2016–18) E. Brennan (2018–20) S. Plunkett (2020–22) W. Maher (2022–24) D. Gleeson (2024) T. Fitzgerald (2024) **=In a caretaker role --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Éamonn Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89amonn_Kelly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89amonn_Kelly?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.