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Irish name | Eoghan Mag Aoidh | ||||||||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||
Born | 16 November 1941 Aughnacliffe, County Longford, Ireland | ||||||||
Died | 5 May 2019 Longford, County Longford, Ireland | (aged 77)||||||||
Occupation | Managing editor | ||||||||
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Eugene McGee (16 November 1941 – 5 May 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, trainer, selector, Gaelic games administrator [1] and journalist, [2] who is best known for his time as manager of the Offaly senior football team. [3] McGee guided the Offaly team to success in the 1980, 1981, and 1982 Leinster Senior Football Championship, and to the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. [4] [5] [6]
McGee was in charge of Ireland when they toured Australia for the 1990 International Rules Series. [7] He was also in charge for the 1987 International Rules Series and Seán McCague was his assistant manager on both occasions. [8]
In 2004, McGee was intermediary in a dispute between Offaly's International Rules Series player Ciaran McManus and the Offaly County Board when McManus questioned the selection of a new manager. [9] [10]
McGee chaired the Football Review Committee (FRC) during Liam O'Neill's GAA presidency that led to adjustments to the game such as the introduction of a black card. [6]
He wrote for the Longford Leader, The Irish Press, The Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune and Irish Independent. [6]
Seán Lowry described him as "a stern man". [6]
McGee was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful, which RTÉ One showed less than six months before his death. [11]
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Irish name | Eoghan Mag Aoidh | ||||||||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||
Born | 16 November 1941 Aughnacliffe, County Longford, Ireland | ||||||||
Died | 5 May 2019 Longford, County Longford, Ireland | (aged 77)||||||||
Occupation | Managing editor | ||||||||
Club management | |||||||||
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Inter-county management | |||||||||
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Inter-county titles | |||||||||
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Eugene McGee (16 November 1941 – 5 May 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, trainer, selector, Gaelic games administrator [1] and journalist, [2] who is best known for his time as manager of the Offaly senior football team. [3] McGee guided the Offaly team to success in the 1980, 1981, and 1982 Leinster Senior Football Championship, and to the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. [4] [5] [6]
McGee was in charge of Ireland when they toured Australia for the 1990 International Rules Series. [7] He was also in charge for the 1987 International Rules Series and Seán McCague was his assistant manager on both occasions. [8]
In 2004, McGee was intermediary in a dispute between Offaly's International Rules Series player Ciaran McManus and the Offaly County Board when McManus questioned the selection of a new manager. [9] [10]
McGee chaired the Football Review Committee (FRC) during Liam O'Neill's GAA presidency that led to adjustments to the game such as the introduction of a black card. [6]
He wrote for the Longford Leader, The Irish Press, The Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune and Irish Independent. [6]
Seán Lowry described him as "a stern man". [6]
McGee was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful, which RTÉ One showed less than six months before his death. [11]