Hugh Kenny

Irish Gaelic footballer and manager

Hugh Kenny
Personal information
Irish name Aodh Ó Cionnaith
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born Baltinglass, County Wicklow
Club(s)
Years Club
1980s-2000s
Baltinglass
Club titles
Wicklow titles 9
Leinster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1985-1998
Wicklow

Hugh Kenny is a former Irish Gaelic footballer from Baltinglass in County Wicklow. Kenny was part of the Baltinglass team that dominated Wicklow football in the 1980s and 1990s, winning an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Title in 1990.[1] He also managed the Wicklow from 2003 to 2006 but resigned following heavy defeat to Carlow.[2] He also played Full Back on the Wicklow team that beat Kerry in the 2002 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.[citation needed]

He was Kilmacud Crokes senior football manager from 2012 to 2013.[3]

Hugh Kenny has been the Wicklow GAA games development manager since 1997.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hoganstand.com - Football and Hurling Honours". Hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Kenny steps down as Wicklow manager". RTÉ Sport. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Deegan takes over as Crokes senior manager - Herald.ie". Herald.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Games Manager". 27 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
John O'Leary
Wicklow Senior Football Manager
2003-2006
Succeeded by
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Wicklow – 2002 All-Ireland Junior Football Champions (2nd title)
  • 1 K. Quirke
  • 2 A. Byrne
  • 3 H. Kenny
  • 4 R. Doyle
  • 5 C. Foley
  • 6 A. Jameson
  • 7 C. Davis
  • 8 D. Doran
  • 9 B. O'Keeffe
  • 10 J. Doyle
  • 11 D. McGillicuddy
  • 12 JP Davis
  • 13 W. O'Gorman
  • 14 S. Byrne
  • 15 K. O'Brien
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Wicklow football teammanagers
  • M. Coffey (99–01)
  • J. O'Leary (2001–03)
  • H. Kenny (2003–06)
  • M. O'Dwyer (2006–11)
  • H. Murphy (2011–14)
  • J. Magee (2014–17)
  • J. Evans (2017–19)
  • D. Burke (2019–21)
  • C. Kelly (2021–22)
  • A. Costello and G. Duffy (2022**)
  • O. McConville (2022–)

**=Interim manager

Under-20s incl. K. O'Brien: 2021  • A. Costello: 2021–22

Minors incl. E. O'Neill and P. Murphy: 2021–

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Ireland football team2008 International Rules Series
Subs
Paul Finlay
M. McGrath
K. Young
Standby players
A. Carr
R. Clarke
C. Gormley
K. McCloy
Coach
S. Boylan
Selectors
A. Tohill
H. Kenny
E. Liston
Runner
S. M. Lockhart
Other backroom members
T. Kennelly
T. Brennan
M. McGurn

(Team as of 24 October 2008 versus Australia)