Gearóid Adams appointed senior football manager of Clonduff GAC

Gearóid Adams has been confirmed as the new senior football manager of Clonduff GAC ahead of the 2024 season.

Adams, an Antrim native and former Tyrone footballer, met club chairman Ross Carr at the Balmoral Hotel in west Belfast after the departure of Adrian Cush at the end of the 2023 season. The pair had previously worked together when Adams briefly managed Clonduff in 2015 before taking a joint‑manager role with the Antrim senior footballers.

The Hilltown club faces a challenging start to the year. A brawl in the championship semi‑final against rivals Kilcoo in October resulted in several suspensions, and the loss of corner‑back Lorcan Branagan, who died in Sydney. The club retired his number 2 jersey in his memory.

Clonduff have not won a senior title since 1998, with their last final appearance in 2016, while neighbouring Burren secured their 14th Down SFC in 2018. Adams, a PE teacher at Rathmore Grammar School and son of former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, said Gaelic games “became my passion and probably kept me out of trouble”.

He will lead the team into the upcoming Down SFC final against Burren in Newry later this month.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Osman İçli / Pexels.