Colm Collins is a Gaelic football manager, associated with Cratloe GAA club. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Collins is a native of Kilmihil. ^{[4] [5]} He began managing Clare in late 2013 and became the longest-serving inter-county football manager when Mickey Harte left Tyrone. ^[6]

Collins led Clare from Division 4 to Division 3 of the National Football League, then to Division 2 where he consolidated his team's position. ^[7] He led Clare to the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qauerter-finals. ^[8] He stayed on as Clare's manager for 2018. ^[9] At the end of that year he became the fourth longest-serving manager after Mickey Harte, Jim Gavin and Malachy O'Rourke. ^{[10] [11]} At the end of 2019, the third longest, ^[12] he announced then that he would take time to consider his future after Clare's championship exit. ^[13] He led Clare to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals, when they had the beating of Roscommon. ^{[14] [15]}

With his appointment for a tenth season at the end of 2022, Collins became the longest serving inter-county manager in either code (since Brian Cody had earlier resigned as Kilkenny hurling manager). ^[16]

Collins stepped down as Clare manager when his team exited the championship in June 2023, leaving Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney as the longest serving manager in inter-county football. ^{[17] [18]}

His son, Podge, is a footballer and hurler. ^{[19] [20]} Podge concentrated on the football for 2015. ^[21] He concentrated on the football for 2021, from '14 up until '16, he did the two teams but only hurling in '17. ^[22]

• McKeon, Conor (7 June 202). "Colm Collins' Clare are an example for others to follow". Irish Independent.