{{Short description|Gaelic football manager}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox Gaelic games biography | name = Gary McDaid | image = Gary Mc Daid.jpg | alt = | caption = | irish = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = Teacher | sport = Gaelic football | clposition = | icposition = | managing_years = 2011<br />2013<br />2023– | managing_club = [[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]]<br />[[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]]<br />[[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]] | managing_winningclub = | managing_clallireland = | managing_clprovince = | managing_clcounty = | managing_iccounty = [[Donegal county football team|Donegal U20s]] | managing_icyears = 2017–2019 | managing_winningcounties = | managing_icprovince = | managing_icallireland = | managing_league = }} '''Gary McDaid''' is a [[Gaelic football]] [[Manager (Gaelic games)|manager]] and referee. As a club coach and manager, he contributed to three [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]] wins for [[Glenswilly GAA]]: twice as manager or joint-manager (2011, 2013) and once as coach to Michael Canning (2016).<ref>{{cite news|title=Breaking Ball: Donegal Club Championships 2019|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=6 September 2019|page=46}}</ref>
==Club== As a manager and coach of [[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]], he helped that team to two [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]]s ([[2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship|2011]] and [[2013 Donegal Senior Football Championship|2013]]).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.donegallive.ie/news/soccer/45218/Glenswilly-fly-the-Donegal-flag-.html| website = donegallive.ie| title = Glenswilly fly the Donegal flag | date = 15 October 2011 | accessdate = 11 May 2023| quote = New Donegal champions Glenswilly will fly the Donegal flag in Ulster this Sunday, when they face Cavan champions Cavan Gaels [..] This week the total focus is now on Cavan Gaels," said Gary McDaid, joint Glenswilly manager with John McGinley }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203164|title=Donegal SFC final: Murphy delivers man-of-the-match display|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=21 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412175756/http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203164|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> During the 2011 season, McDaid criticised the county board for some scheduling decisions.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jackie|last=Cahill|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/glenswilly-boycott-threat-over-murphy-26784041.html|title=Glenswilly boycott threat over Murphy|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=21 October 2011|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=156826|title=Donegal board won't postpone Glenswilly's league fixtures|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=21 October 2011|access-date=21 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412200228/http://hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=156826|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref>
He did not manage the team in 2012,<ref name="McNulty">{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2013/01/mcdaid-returns-as-glenswilly-manager/|title=McDaid returns as Glenswilly manager|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=14 January 2013|access-date=14 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412195839/http://donegalnews.com/2013/01/mcdaid-returns-as-glenswilly-manager/|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/glenswilly-devastated-after-giving-it-their-all-admits-gary-mcdaid/29801038.html| website = belfasttelegraph.co.uk | title = Glenswilly devastated after giving it their all, admits Gary McDaid | date = 3 December 2013 | accessdate = 11 May 2023 }}</ref> and played with the club's reserves.<ref name=dn_19102013/> Returning as manager in 2013,<ref name="McNulty"/> the club won the All-County Football League Division Two title.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/gaelic-games/glenswilly-clinch-division-two-title-1-5581569|title=Glenswilly clinch Division Two title|work=[[Donegal Democrat]]|date=13 October 2013|access-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412195534/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/gaelic-games/glenswilly-clinch-division-two-title-1-5581569|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref> McDaid was part of Michael Canning's backroom team in 2016 as Glenswilly won their third county title.<ref name=contenders_to_succeed/>
As of 2019, McDaid was registered as a referee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/referees-3/|title=Donegal GAA Adult Club Referees 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905001452/https://donegalgaa.ie/referees-3/|archive-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>
McDaid was appointed to manage Glenswilly again in December 2023.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/gaa/1383570/gary-mcdaid-installed-as-new-glenswilly-manager.html|title=Gary McDaid installed as new Glenswilly manager|publisher=[[Donegal Live]]|date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
==County== McDaid was involved in coaching Donegal underage squads and worked under Joe McBrearty with Donegal's under-21 football team.<ref name=contenders_to_succeed>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/08/02/donegal-gaa-who-are-the-contenders-to-succeed-rory-gallagher/|title=Donegal GAA – Who are the contenders to succeed Rory Gallagher?|date=2 August 2017|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref> In December 2014, McDaid joined the senior [[Donegal county football team|Donegal county team]] as a [[Selector (sport)|selector]] under manager [[Rory Gallagher (Gaelic footballer)|Rory Gallagher]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Harry Walsh|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2014/12/32538/|title=Gary McDaid joins Donegal backroom team|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=23 December 2014|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031133931/http://donegalnews.com/2014/12/32538/|archive-date=31 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2015/07/monaghans-corbett-sees-the-magic-of-murphy-and-gallagher/|title=Monaghan's Corbett sees the 'magic' of Murphy and Gallagher|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=17 July 2015|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> He stayed for one season, standing aside from the role in October 2015, citing family commitments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/245275|title=McDaid departs Donegal management team|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=8 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>
In August 2017, some outlets included McDaid in list of potential candidates to succeed Gallagher as Donegal senior manager.<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|url=https://donegalnews.com/2017/09/managerial-process-needs-fair-transparent-molloy/|title=Managerial process needs to be fair and transparent – Molloy|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=2 September 2017|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903004339/http://donegalnews.com/2017/09/managerial-process-needs-fair-transparent-molloy/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Neil|last=Loughran|url=http://www.irishnews.com/paywall/tsb/irishnews/irishnews/irishnews//sport/gaafootball/2017/08/29/news/four-in-the-frame-to-succeed-rory-gallagher-in-donegal-hotseat-1122394/content.html|title=Five in the frame to succeed Rory Gallagher in Donegal hotseat|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=29 August 2017|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> He was not selected for the post and in November 2017 McDaid took the managerial role with Donegal's new under-20 football team. [[Eamon McGee]] and [[Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer)|Brian Roper]] were in his back-room team.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Campbell|url=https://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/sport/283748/donegal-u-20-manager-glenswilly-s-gary-mcdaid-set-to-lead-donegal-u-20s-in-2018.html|title=Glenswilly's Gary McDaid set to lead Donegal U-20s in 2018|work=[[Donegal Democrat]]|date=24 November 2017|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129063621/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/sport/283748/donegal-u-20-manager-glenswilly-s-gary-mcdaid-set-to-lead-donegal-u-20s-in-2018.html|archive-date=29 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2017/11/28/gary-mcdaid-on-starting-out-as-donegals-u20-manager/|title=Gary McDaid on starting out as Donegal's u20 Manager|publisher=[[Highland Radio]]|date=28 November 2017|access-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128122559/http://www.highlandradio.com/2017/11/28/gary-mcdaid-on-starting-out-as-donegals-u20-manager/|archive-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> He continued as the under-20 manager in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Cannon|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2018/05/26/donegal-u-20s-in-good-shape-ahead-of-cavan-clash/|title=Donegal U-20s in good shape ahead of Cavan clash|date=26 May 2018|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
McDaid resigned in September 2019, stating that "results had not been as good as they had hoped".<ref name="highlandradio">{{cite news|url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2019/09/28/gaa-gary-mcdaid-stands-down-as-donegal-under-20-manager/|title=Gary McDaid stands down as Donegal under-20 manager|work=[[Highland Radio]]|date=28 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> To complete an expected third year in the role, he would reportedly have needed to "face an interview for a post {{sic|he already he held}}".<ref name="highlandradio"/>
==Media== Writing ahead of the [[2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship]], Gerry McLaughlin of Donegallive.ie wrote of McDaid that: "There are few more articulate, astute or acute observers of [[Donegal GAA]] than one Gary McDaid from Glenswilly. He will always be remembered for masterminding a great victory for the Glen over hot favourites Kilcar in the county final of 2016".<ref>{{cite news|first=Gerry|last=McLaughlin|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/567579/donegal-sfc-battle-at-the-bottom-of-table-will-have-greatest-interest-mcdaid.html|title=DONEGAL SFC: Battle at the bottom of table will have greatest interest - McDaid|date=21 August 2020|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, in response to criticism of Glenswilly's performance in a low-scoring game, McDaid reportedly hit out at what he described as "armchair critics".<ref>{{cite news|first=Niall|last=Gartland|url=https://gaeliclife.com/counties/mcdaid-hits-out-at-armchair-critics/|title=McDaid hits out at armchair critics|work=[[Gaelic Life]]|date=30 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== As of 2013, McDaid was teaching PE at [[St Eunan's College]].<ref name=dn_19102013>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2013/10/managers-view-heart-and-soul-still-there-for-glenswilly-boss-gary-mcdaid/|title=Manager's view: Heart and soul still there for Glenswilly boss Gary McDaid|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=19 October 2013|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412200114/http://donegalnews.com/2013/10/managers-view-heart-and-soul-still-there-for-glenswilly-boss-gary-mcdaid/|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref>
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