Galway man appointed as new Operations Manager for Offaly GAA

Damien Coleman, the new Offaly GAA operations manager.

placeholder image — Damien Coleman, the new Offaly GAA operations manager.

A GALWAY man has been appointed as the new Operations Manager for Offaly GAA. Damien Coleman, a former Portumna and Galway hurler, will take up the role in January with an initial contract of twelve months.

He replaces Tullamore GAA vice chairman Tom Moloney who stepped away last year. The appointment was announced by Offaly GAA chairman Michael Duignan at Convention on Tuesday night, ending a long search for a suitably qualified candidate who will play an important role in the day to day running of GAA affairs in Offaly as well as seeking commercial opportunities.

Damien Coleman has a masters in Sports Management from UCD and has served as Portumna club chairman and coaching officer for twelve months. He has played club and county hurling at all grades and has majored in Leadership and People management, Strategy and Operations, Sports Marketing, Governance and Law, Event management and sustainability, and High Performance management.

He has worked with Connacht GAA as a Sports Development Manager (Provincial Hurling Director), and Galway Games Manager over a 28 yr period. The roles covered National, Provincial and County personel and projects management, strategies and operations. He also contributed the development of coaching and games development structures in New York over a decade.

He is a trainer of Coach Developer', and also a Coach Developer with the GAA at national level and Coaching Ireland.