Séamus McEnaney


Séamus McEnaney is a Gaelic football manager and businessman. He currently takes charge of the Monaghan minor football team. He has previously served as manager of his native Monaghan senior football team, the Meath senior football team and the Wexford senior football team.

Career

Monaghan

McEnaney managed the Monaghan senior football team from 2004 until 2010. Where he led his side to a National Football League Div 2 title in 2005. He also led Monaghan to a first Ulster Senior Football Championship final in 19 years in 2007 and again in 2010 but lost out to Tyrone both times.

Meath

McEnaney was appointed as Meath manager in November 2010. He resigned in 2012 after Dublin defeated Meath by three points in the 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final, and Laois defeated Meath by three points again six days later in the fourth round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Wexford

In October 2016, McEnaney was announced as Wexford senior manager on a three-year deal.
Yet he did not complete the three years on offer. He resigned as Wexford senior manager after one season in August 2017, blaming the distance he had to travel; the driving from his house in Carrickmacross to Ferns in Wexford was, he said, "a 500km round trip... I'd leave my house at 3.0pm to head to training and I wouldn't be back again until midnight. The driving was the single biggest reason because the county board and the players were top class. We had whatever we needed and the respect, commitment and attitude of the players couldn't be questioned." He immediately began his search for a nearer post; within days of announcing his departure from Wexford he submitted his name for the then vacant Donegal senior football manager role that ultimately went to Declan Bonner.

Monaghan Part II

In 2018 he led Monaghan to an Ulster Minor Football Championship. In August 2019 it was confirmed that he was returning to the post of Manager of the Monaghan Senior Football team.