# Paul Grimley

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Gaelic football manager

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**Paul Grimley** is the former [manager](/source/Manager_(Gaelic_games)) of the [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) team [Armagh county](/source/Armagh_county_football_team).

Grimley arrived at Armagh as [Paddy O'Rourke](/source/Paddy_O'Rourke_(Down_footballer))'s assistant, and remained in the role for a year before becoming manager following O'Rourke's resignation in July 2012.[1] After two years in the role, Grimley resigned as [Armagh's](/source/Armagh) manager on August 13, 2014, replaced by his [former](/source/Former) boss from Kildare, [Kieran McGeeney](/source/Kieran_McGeeney).[2]

In an 'unprecedented' move, Grimley issued a public apology statement to the fans forum on the [Armagh's](/source/Armagh) GAA's official website in 2013, following a four-point defeat to [Cavan](/source/Cavan_county_football_team) county in the [Ulster championship](/source/2013_Ulster_Senior_Football_Championship).

Grimley was involved in *management for 13 years*.[3] He had previously served as assistant to [Kieran McGeeney](/source/Kieran_McGeeney) after McGeeney was appointed manager of the [Kildare county team](/source/Kildare_county_football_team) in 2007.[4]

Grimley criticised the media's 'witch hunt' for Gaelic football player [Tiernan Kelly](/source/Tiernan_Kelly) over an [eye-gouging](/source/Eye-gouging_(Gaelic_football)) incident in the All-Ireland quarter-final between Armagh and Galway in June 2022.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fennessy, Paul (26 July 2012). ["Paul Grimley confirmed as new Armagh manager"](https://www.the42.ie/grimley-new-armagh-manager-535073-Jul2012/). *The42*. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McKenna, Micheal. ["Paul Grimley resigns as Armagh manager"](https://www.armaghi.com/sport/gaa/paul-grimley-resigns-as-armagh-manager/17427). *Armagh I*. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["McGeeney set to take over at Armagh"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/28323178). *BBC Sport*. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["McGeeney is new Kildare manager"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7025240.stm). BBC. 2 October 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Paul Grimley hits out at 'nationwide witch-hunt'"](https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2022/06/29/news/paul-grimley-hits-out-at-nationwide-witch-hunt--2757956/). *The Irish News*. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

v t e Armagh – 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title) 1 B. Tierney 2 E. McNulty 3 J. McNulty 4 F. Bellew 5 A. O'Rourke 6 K. McGeeney (c) 7 A. McCann 8 J. Toal 9 P. McGrane 10 P. McKeever 11 J. McEntee 12 O. McConville 13 S. McDonnell 14 R. Clarke 15 D. Marsden Subs used 20 B. O'Hagan for J. McEntee 30 T. McEntee for P. McKeever Subs not used 16 P. Hearty 17 K. Hughes 18 C. O'Rourke 19 P. Loughran 21 J. Donalson 22 B. Duffy 23 G. Reid 24 P. McCormack 25 S. Maxwell 26 P. Duffy 27 C. O'Neill 28 K. McElvanna 29 S. Smith Manager J. Kernan Assistant Manager P. Grimley Trainer J. McCloskey

v t e Armagh football team – managers Senior J. McCorry (1991–95) B. McAlinden & B. Canavan (1995–01) J. Kernan (2001–07) P. McDonnell (2007–09) P. O'Rourke (2009–12) P. Grimley (2012–2014) K. McGeeney (2014–) Minor P. McGrane (20?–18) C. McKeever (2018–21) B. Hughes (2021–)

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