A week out from our Club's Victory Social to celebrate the return of the Jack Daly Cup and the club first ever LGFA Intermediate Football Championship win, Paul Madden has informed the Club that he is stepping down as Senior Football Manager.
Paul's reign as Éire Óg’s Senior Football Manager began back in 2017 in a tenure that extended to eight seasons during which he oversaw one of the most successful periods in the Clubs football history securing three County Football Championship titles including back to back victories in 2021 and 2022. Having lost out at the semi-final stage in 2023 to penalties against Cratloe, Paul rallied his panel of players to reclaim the Jack Daly in 2024. Paul also managed the Townies to two League Titles during his eight year reign in 2018 and 2024.
Eire Óg contested their respective Munster Club Championships under Paul Madden's Management in 2021, 2022 and 2024 with pride and resilience which saw their most recent Munster Club Championship season come to an end last November with a Munster semi final loss to Tipperary champions Loughmore Castleiney.
Paul Madden has epitomised everything that a Club would look for in a team Manager. The standards that Paul has set during his eight year tenure not only for himself but for his Management Team and more importantly his panel of players has set a benchmark that must now be maintained and brought forward by his successor.
Paul's professionalism and attention to detail during his successive years as Football Manager made the Club's role in overseeing his management extremely simplistic.
The Club Officers and Executive wish to thank Paul for his time, dedication and commitment to the Club over the last eight years in his role as Éire Óg Senior Football Manager and wish Paul and his family all the best wishes and gratitude of the Club as he steps aside from this current role.
We have little doubt that Paul will never be too far away from Clonroadmore as Paul Madden is an Éire Óg Clubman, first and foremost and will continue to be involved in the development and progression of the Club in whatever capacity that may be!
The process now begins for the club to secure a suitable successor in advance of the upcoming 2025 season.
