Eamonn Callaghan Explained

Eamonn Callaghan is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare county team.^[2] He captained his county.

In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.^{[3] [4]}

Alongside Kildare veteran Eoin Doyle as manager, Callaghan won a Kildare SFC with Naas (its first for more than three decades) in 2021 and the club then advanced to the Leinster Club SFC final. In August 2022, he joined the Carlow senior football team as a performance coach under the management of Niall Carew.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Carlow role for Callaghan. Hogan Stand. 23 August 2022. Affectionately known as 'Leper', the Naas man has been brought on board as a performance coach by manager Niall Carew, who served as a Kildare selector when Callaghan was in his prime..
2. Web site: Dublin make a late point. 27 June 2011. The Irish Times. 22 November 2011.
3. Web site: Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened . 4 November 2011 . RT . 7 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111106200530/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/1104/ireland_australia.html . 6 November 2011 .
4. Web site: Ireland win second test and Rules series. 4 November 2011. Irish Examiner. 7 November 2011.
5. News: Former Kildare skipper Eamonn Callaghan joins Carlow senior football backroom team. Irish Independent. Donnchadh. Boyle. 22 August 2022.