Noel Connelly Explained

Noel Connelly (born 1972) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager and player.

Career

He played as a midfielder at senior level for the Mayo county team before later serving as joint-manager of the team with Pat Holmes from 2014 until 2015.^[1] Connelly along with Pat Holmes left as joint managers of the Mayo team in 2015 after one year due to a player revolt and the threat of a strike by the team if they remained in charge.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Honours

Player

Hollymount-Carramore

• Mayo Senior Football Championship (3): 1990, 1991, 1994

Mayo

• Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 1996, 1997, 1999
• National Football League (1): 2000-01

Manager

Mayo

• Connacht Senior Football Championship (1): 2015
• All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2006

Notes and References

1. News: Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes set to take charge of the Mayo footballers. JOE.ie. 2014. 13 November 2016. Conor. Heneghan.
2. Web site: 'If some egos are not checked, Mayo won't win an All-Ireland': Ousted joint managers break silence on player revolt. 16 December 2016. Irish Independent. 21 December 2016.
3. Web site: Martin Breheny: The reality is that Holmes and Connelly have done Mayo football a huge service. 21 December 2016. Irish Independent. 21 December 2016.
4. Web site: Revealed: The letter to the county board that tore Mayo apart. 17 December 2016. Irish Independent. 21 December 2016.
5. Web site: Mayo players threatened to strike in 2015 if Holmes and Connelly were not removed. 17 December 2016. The 42. 21 December 2016.