Gaelic games coaching is increasingly benefiting from a different perspective. Some time in the future, Shane Keegan can see the current Donegal manager Jim McGuinness taking charge of a League of Ireland soccer team. And in that future, there's a place for the current Limerick hurling coach Paul Kinnerk as a coach.
The official fixture list for the 2026 National Football and Hurling Leagues has been unveiled, all kicking off with an intriguing NFL double-header in Croke Park on Saturday, January 24.
Meath aims for its first All-Ireland final since 2001 after defeating Dublin, Kerry, and Galway in this year’s Championship. The team faces Donegal, coached by Jim McGuinness, who seeks a third final for his county.
"It's a disgrace that Donegal, on the cusp of playing a ninth championship game in 12 weeks, are being asked to come to Dublin just six days later to play an All-Ireland quarter-final."
