The joint managers of Shamrocks GAA club in Offally, Brian Kinnarney and John Monaghan, have resigned in protest at not being consulted about an appeal following their weekend defeat
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30 Sept 2025
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30 Sept 2025
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Shamrocks joint managers Brian Kinnarney and John Monaghan have resigned in protest at not being consulted about an appeal.
SHAMROCKS' objection to their controversial Senior Football Championship quarter-final loss on Sunday has taken a dramatic new twist with the team management resigning in protest at not being consulted about it.
Shamrocks had decided to object to their Tullamore Court Hotel Senior Football Championship quarter-final loss to Ferbane on the basis that a two point score was incorrectly awarded to the winners in the first half.
The whole affair took another twist on Tuesday morning when joint managers John Monaghan and Brian Kinnarney and their back room team stepped down in protest at not being asked for their opinion about it. The duo had come in as selectors under two outsiders, Mick Lillis and Brian Kelly four years ago and then took over as joint managers for the last three years.
Confirming that they have told the club they are stepping down, Monaghan said on Tuesday afternoon that irrespective of whether they or other people agreed with the appeal or not, he felt that they deserved to have been consulted by the club on Monday evening. He accused the club of not showing them “respect” and said they had stepped down en-bloc.
Shamrocks GAA chairman Anthony Hanniffy did not wish to comment on the resignations.
The committee had met with players' representatives on Monday evening – the players went back to discuss it with other players and the committee decided to proceed with an objection when they returned with word that they wanted the club to pursue it.
It is an increasingly messy affair for Shamrocks who were edged out by 3-15 to 2-17 in a thrilling game that they should have won, coughing up a six point lead, conceding a late goal, missing an injury time goal chance and letting a very relieved Ferbane get out of jail.
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The Shamrocks GAA committee had met on Monday night to discuss the loss and a fifth minute two pointer that was awarded to Ferbane forward Adam Egan.
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