Paddy Carr is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by ki ...

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and former player. He was most recently manager of the Donegal county team.

Early life

A secondary school principal, he is originally from

Fanad Fanad (official name: Fánaid) is a peninsula that lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The origins of the name Fanad are lost in time thought there is some speculation that the name derives from ...

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, played for the Donegal county team and has been linked with the senior managerial post of his native county on several occasions. He worked in the slums of Latin America in the 1980s.

Managerial career

Carr managed St. Oliver's CC to County and Provincial titles, taking them to the All-Ireland Vocational Final. Carr managed Louth from 2002–2003. He played his underage football with Kilmacud Crokes while attending

Oatlands College Oatlands College ( ga, Coláiste Fhearann an Choirce) is a voluntary Christian Brothers secondary school for boys aged 12–18, located in Mount Merrion, County Dublin in Ireland. It prepares students for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certi ...

in Stillorgan. He made the switch to Walterstown in County Meath to play his senior football when he moved to live in Navan. He managed the Meath minor football team in 2007 and has previous managerial experience with both Louth and Meath clubs. He managed Meath Hill for a while. He was manager of the

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint L ...

team that won the 2008

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and 2008 Leinster Senior Final. He also won the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with the club before going on to manage

Ballymun Kickhams Ballymun Kickhams (Irish: ''Ciceam Bhaile Munna'' ) is a GAA club in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, ''Pairc Ciceam'', just off the Ballymun (junction 4) exit of the M50. Ballymun also has a full size ...

. In October 2022, Carr was appointed for a two-year term as manager of the Donegal senior footballers, with a review planned following the first of those years. On 29 January 2023, Carr won his first game as Donegal manager against the reigning all Ireland champions Kerry. Carr stepped down as Donegal manager on 22 March 2023, only five months after his appointment.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning managers Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football managers Heads of schools in Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic footballers Walterstown Gaelic footballers People educated at Oatlands College {{Donegal-gaelic-football-bio-stub