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Gary McDaid is a former Gaelic football manager and referee. As a club coach and manager, he contributed to three Donegal Senior Football Championship wins for Glenswilly GAA: twice as manager or joint-manager (2011, 2013) and once as coach to Michael Canning (2016). [1]
As a manager and coach of Glenswilly, he helped that team to two Donegal Senior Football Championships ( 2011 and 2013). [2] [3] During the 2011 season, McDaid criticised the county board for some scheduling decisions. [4] [5]
He did not manage the team in 2012, [6] [7] and played with the club's reserves. [8] Returning as manager in 2013, [6] the club won the All-County Football League Division Two title. [9] McDaid was part of Michael Canning's backroom team in 2016 as Glenswilly won their third county title. [10]
As of 2019, McDaid was registered as a referee. [11]
McDaid was involved in coaching Donegal underage squads and worked under Joe McBrearty with Donegal's under-21 football team. [10] In December 2014, McDaid joined the senior Donegal county team as a selector under manager Rory Gallagher. [12] [13] He stayed for one season, standing aside from the role in October 2015, citing family commitments. [14]
In August 2017, some outlets included McDaid in list of potential candidates to succeed Gallagher as Donegal senior manager. [15] [16] He was not selected for the post and in November 2017 McDaid took the managerial role with Donegal's new under-20 football team. Eamon McGee and Brian Roper were in his back-room team. [17] [18] He continued as the under-20 manager in 2018. [19]
McDaid resigned in September 2019, stating that "results had not been as good as they had hoped". [20] To complete an expected third year in the role, he would reportedly have needed to "face an interview for a post he already he held [ sic]". [20]
Writing ahead of the 2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Gerry McLaughlin of Donegallive.ie wrote of McDaid that: "There are few more articulate, astute or acute observers of Donegal GAA than one Gary McDaid from Glenswilly. He will always be remembered for masterminding a great victory for the Glen over hot favourites Kilcar in the county final of 2016". [21]
In 2016, in response to criticism of Glenswilly's performance in a low-scoring game, McDaid reportedly hit out at what he described as "armchair critics". [22]
As of 2013, McDaid was teaching PE at St Eunan's College. [8]
New Donegal champions Glenswilly will fly the Donegal flag in Ulster this Sunday, when they face Cavan champions Cavan Gaels [..] This week the total focus is now on Cavan Gaels," said Gary McDaid, joint Glenswilly manager with John McGinley
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||||
Occupation | Teacher | ||||
Club management | |||||
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Inter-county management | |||||
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Gary McDaid is a former Gaelic football manager and referee. As a club coach and manager, he contributed to three Donegal Senior Football Championship wins for Glenswilly GAA: twice as manager or joint-manager (2011, 2013) and once as coach to Michael Canning (2016). [1]
As a manager and coach of Glenswilly, he helped that team to two Donegal Senior Football Championships ( 2011 and 2013). [2] [3] During the 2011 season, McDaid criticised the county board for some scheduling decisions. [4] [5]
He did not manage the team in 2012, [6] [7] and played with the club's reserves. [8] Returning as manager in 2013, [6] the club won the All-County Football League Division Two title. [9] McDaid was part of Michael Canning's backroom team in 2016 as Glenswilly won their third county title. [10]
As of 2019, McDaid was registered as a referee. [11]
McDaid was involved in coaching Donegal underage squads and worked under Joe McBrearty with Donegal's under-21 football team. [10] In December 2014, McDaid joined the senior Donegal county team as a selector under manager Rory Gallagher. [12] [13] He stayed for one season, standing aside from the role in October 2015, citing family commitments. [14]
In August 2017, some outlets included McDaid in list of potential candidates to succeed Gallagher as Donegal senior manager. [15] [16] He was not selected for the post and in November 2017 McDaid took the managerial role with Donegal's new under-20 football team. Eamon McGee and Brian Roper were in his back-room team. [17] [18] He continued as the under-20 manager in 2018. [19]
McDaid resigned in September 2019, stating that "results had not been as good as they had hoped". [20] To complete an expected third year in the role, he would reportedly have needed to "face an interview for a post he already he held [ sic]". [20]
Writing ahead of the 2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Gerry McLaughlin of Donegallive.ie wrote of McDaid that: "There are few more articulate, astute or acute observers of Donegal GAA than one Gary McDaid from Glenswilly. He will always be remembered for masterminding a great victory for the Glen over hot favourites Kilcar in the county final of 2016". [21]
In 2016, in response to criticism of Glenswilly's performance in a low-scoring game, McDaid reportedly hit out at what he described as "armchair critics". [22]
As of 2013, McDaid was teaching PE at St Eunan's College. [8]
New Donegal champions Glenswilly will fly the Donegal flag in Ulster this Sunday, when they face Cavan champions Cavan Gaels [..] This week the total focus is now on Cavan Gaels," said Gary McDaid, joint Glenswilly manager with John McGinley