# Michael McGeehin

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Irish Gaelic football coach

This article is about the Gaelic football coach. For the U.S. politician, see [Michael McGeehan](/source/Michael_McGeehan).

Michael McGeehin Personal information Born 1961/62 Occupation Coach Sport Sport Gaelic football Club management Years Club c. 1995 c. 2001 c. 2004 c. 2006 c. 2008–2009 c. 2012 c. 2015–2016 c. 2015–2016 c. 2015–2016 Convoy Glenswilly Seán MacCumhaill's Éire Óg St Eunan's St Eunan's Clonmel Commercials Cratloe Castlebar Mitchels 1 Inter-county management Years Team 1992 1992 2008 200?–20?? 2012 201?–2015 2016–201? 2019– Clare Mayo Limerick Donegal Limerick Tipperary Laois Tipperary

**Michael McGeehin** (born 1961/62)[1] is a [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) trainer currently attached as head coach[2] to [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_county_football_team). He has previously worked with the [Clare](/source/Clare_county_football_team), [Mayo](/source/Mayo_county_football_team), [Fermanagh](/source/Fermanagh_county_football_team), [Donegal](/source/Donegal_county_football_team), [Limerick](/source/Limerick_county_football_team) and [Laois](/source/Laois_county_football_team) county teams (as well as numerous clubs), and the association football teams [Fanad United](/source/Fanad_United_F.C.) and [Finn Harps](/source/Finn_Harps_F.C.).

Among the honours he has helped the counties collect are a [Munster Senior Football Championship](/source/Munster_Senior_Football_Championship), a [Connacht Senior Football Championship](/source/Connacht_Senior_Football_Championship), an All-Ireland B Championship and two [National Football League Division 4](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) titles; with clubs he has won three [Donegal Senior Football Championships](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship) and one [Clare Senior Football Championship](/source/Clare_Senior_Football_Championship) and reached the semi-finals of the [All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship).

From [Letterkenny](/source/Letterkenny), McGeehin's home [GAA] club is [St Eunan's](/source/St_Eunan's_GAA).[1][2][3] He works regularly with [Charlie McGeever](/source/Charlie_McGeever), who has described him as "my buddy since '82… We are like minded".[4]

## Career

McGeehin was part of a group of seven (the others being [Pauric Gallagher](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pauric_Gallagher&action=edit&redlink=1), Jimmy Kennedy, Michael McBrearty, [Charlie McGeever](/source/Charlie_McGeever), Donnacha Mac Niallais and Seamus Meehan) who would travel back and forth from [Thomond College of Education, Limerick](/source/Thomond_College_of_Education%2C_Limerick), to Donegal for games and training sessions in the early 1980s, with Gallagher as the driver.[4] McGeehin is director of Coaching Ireland.[2] He is based at [UL](/source/University_of_Limerick).[1][5]

McGeehin started his involvement coaching inter-county teams in 1992, juggling Clare and Mayo as both won their respective provincial championships.[1][5]

He led Convoy to the 1995 [Donegal Junior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Junior_Football_Championship).[1] He coached the Donegal under-15, under-16 and minor teams around this time.[1]

He was involved with the [Fanad United](/source/Fanad_United_F.C.) team that won the 1996 [FAI Intermediate Cup](/source/FAI_Intermediate_Cup).[1] He then spent two seasons with [Finn Harps](/source/Finn_Harps_F.C.), working alongside McGeever and bringing the club as far as the [1999 FAI Cup Final](/source/1999_FAI_Cup_Final).[1][4]

McGeehin was part of [John Maughan](/source/John_Maughan)'s team when Fermanagh won an All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship.[1]

He coached [Glenswilly](/source/Glenswilly_GAA) to a Junior League title in 2001.[1] He was involved with Seán MacCumhaill's when they reached the final of the 2004 [Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship).[1]

With [Éire Óg](/source/%C3%89ire_%C3%93g%2C_Inis_GAA) of [Ennis](/source/Ennis), McGeehin won the 2006 [Clare Senior Football Championship](/source/Clare_Senior_Football_Championship).[1]

He worked under [Mickey Ned O'Sullivan](/source/Mickey_Ned_O'Sullivan) as Limerick manager and, later, under [Maurice Horan](/source/Maurice_Horan).[6][5][3]

He led [St Eunan's](/source/St_Eunan's_GAA) to the 2008 and 2009 Donegal Senior Football Championships.[1] This resulted in him becoming involved with the Donegal senior team during [John Joe Doherty](/source/John_Joe_Doherty)'s time as manager.[2] He briefly spent time with Limerick in 2012, as they won the [National Football League Division 4](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) title.[1] He then returned to St Eunan's to oversee their winning of the [2012 Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/2012_Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship).[1][3]

He worked with Tipperary until late-2015 under the management of [Peter Creedon](/source/Peter_Creedon).[1] He also led the Tipperary team to the final of the [2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship](/source/2015_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship).[1] He then spent a year away from inter-county coaching, though received numerous offers in that time.[1] Meanwhile, on his brief spell away from inter-county, McGeehin reached the semi-finals of the [2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) with [Clonmel Commercials](/source/Clonmel_Commercials) and worked with the [Cratloe](/source/Cratloe_GAA) and [Castlebar Mitchels](/source/Castlebar_Mitchels_GAA) clubs.[1] He worked with McGeever while at Clonmel Commercials.[4] In 2016, he joined Laois when Creedon became manager of the county.[1] In 2019, McGeehin was reappointed to Tipperary (again alongside McGeever) when [David Power](/source/David_Power_(Gaelic_football_manager)) was appointed manager following the resignation of [Liam Kearns](/source/Liam_Kearns).[2][4]

## Honours

**Clare**

- [Munster Senior Football Championship](/source/Munster_Senior_Football_Championship): 1992[1]

**Mayo**

- [Connacht Senior Football Championship](/source/Connacht_Senior_Football_Championship): 1992[1]

**Convoy**

- [Donegal Junior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Junior_Football_Championship): 1995[1]

**Fanad United**

- [FAI Intermediate Cup](/source/FAI_Intermediate_Cup): 1996[1]

**Finn Harps**

- [FAI Cup Final](/source/FAI_Cup_Final): 1999[1]

**Fermanagh**

- All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship[1]

**Glenswilly**

- Donegal JFL: 2001[1]

**Seán MacCumhaill's**

- [Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship) runner-up: 2004[1]

**Éire Óg**

- [Clare Senior Football Championship](/source/Clare_Senior_Football_Championship): 2006[1]

**St Eunan's**

- [Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship): 2008,[1] 2009,[1] [2012](/source/2012_Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship)[1][3]

**Donegal**

- [Dr McKenna Cup](/source/Dr_McKenna_Cup): [2009](/source/2009_Dr_McKenna_Cup),[5] [2010](/source/2010_Dr_McKenna_Cup)[5]

**Limerick**

- [National Football League Division 4](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)): [2013](/source/2013_National_Football_League_(Ireland))[1][5]

**Tipperary**

- [National Football League Division 4](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)): [2014](/source/2014_National_Football_League_(Ireland))[1]

- [All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship) runner-up: [2015](/source/2015_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship)[1]

**Clonmel Commercials**

- [All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) semi-finalist: [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship)[1]

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tipp_back_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tipp_back_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tipp_back_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tipp_back_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-tipp_back_2-4) McNulty, Chris (25 September 2019). ["Donegal men named on Tipperary backroom team"](https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/09/25/donegal-men-named-on-tipperary-backroom-team/). Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ones_that_got_away_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ones_that_got_away_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ones_that_got_away_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ones_that_got_away_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ones_that_got_away_4-4) McNulty, Chris (3 May 2020). ["Charlie McGeever and a tale of Cup finals, World Cup winners — and ones that got away"](http://www.donegalsporthub.com/charlie-mcgeever-and-a-tale-of-cup-finals-world-cup-winners-and-ones-that-got-away/). Retrieved 3 May 2020. 'Pauric, God have mercy on him, was the driver', McGeever remembers.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-tipp_development_5-5) Brophy, Shane (28 May 2014). ["McGeehin happy with Tipp development"](https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2014/05/28/4030573-mcgeehin-happy-with-tipp-development). *[The Nenagh Guardian](/source/The_Nenagh_Guardian)*. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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v t e St Eunan's – 2008 Donegal Senior Football Champions (11th title) 1 D. Martin 2 E. Brennan 3 D. McClafferty 4 C. Ryan 5 M. McGowan 6 E. Doherty 7 A. McClafferty 8 K. Rafferty 9 J. Haran 10 K. Sharkey 11 C. Dunne 12 R. Wherity 13 D. McGinley 14 R. Kavanagh 15 B. Devenney Subs used M. Martin for Brennan P. O'Doherty for Sharkey P. McGowan for McGinley K. Winston for Devenney J. Bradley for Doherty Manager ? M. McGeehin

v t e St Eunan's – 2009 Donegal Senior Football Champions (12th title) 1 D. Martin 2 E. Brennan 3 M. Martin 4 A. McClafferty 5 D. McClafferty 6 K. Ryan 7 C. Greene 8 J. Haran 9 K. Rafferty 10 M. McGowan 11 C. Dunne 12 R. Kavanagh 13 C. Morrison 14 B. Devenney (c) 15 D. McGinley Subs used E. Doherty for D. McClafferty (8') C. Gibbons for Morrison (51') A. Marren for McGinley (60') B. McDermott for Devenney (60') Manager ? M. McGeehin

v t e St Eunan's – 2012 Donegal Senior Football Champions (13th title) 1 J. P. Clarke 2 E. Brennan 3 M. Martin 4 C. Parke 5 P. Devine 6 E. Doherty 7 K. Rafferty 8 J. Haran 9 R. Kavanagh 10 L. McMonagle 11 C. Dunne 12 M. McGowan 13 C. Gibbons 14 R. Wherity 15 S. McVeigh Subs used D. McClafferty for Brennan (19') D. McGinley for Gibbons (42') C. Sharkey for Parke (57') Joint managers E. O'Boyle, B. Devenney Coach: M. McGeehin

v t e Tipperary - 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship finalist 1 E. Comerford 2 C. O'Shaughnessy 3 J. Feehan 4 K. Fahey 5 R. Mulcahy 6 L. Boland 7 B. Maher 8 S. O'Brien 9 C. O'Riordan (c) 10 J. Lonergan 11 I. Fahey 12 L. Casey 13 K. O'Halloran 14 J. Keane 15 P. Maher Subs used J. McGrath for P. Maher Manager T. Toomey Selectors M. O'Loughlin M. McGeehin E. Cooney P. Creedon

v t e Tipperary – Bloody Sunday Centenary Team & 2020 Munster Senior Football Champions 1 E. Comerford 2 C. O'Shaughnessy 3 A. Campbell 4 J. Feehan 5 B. Maher 6 K. Fahey 7 R. Kiely 8 S. O'Brien 9 L. Casey 10 B. Fox 11 M. Quinlivan 19 C. O'Riordan 13 Colman Kennedy 14 Conor Sweeney (c) 15 Conal Kennedy Subs 26 Liam Boland for Colman Kennedy (51 mins) 21 Paudie Feehan for K. Fahey (54 mins) 12 Emmett Moloney for B. Fox (61 mins) 20 Pádraic Looram for R. Kiely (63 mins) 23 P. Austin for L. Casey (71 mins) Manager D. Power Selectors C. McGeever M. McGeehin P. Christie Joe Hayes

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