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Conor Laverty will not succeed Paddy Tally as Down manager

Conor Laverty will not be next Down manager

Conor Laverty will not be the next Down manager, RTÉ Sport can confirm.

GAA • 13 Nov 21

Jim McGuinness had been linked with Down

Updated McGuinness quashes speculation linking him with Down

Jim McGuinness has moved to quash speculation linking him with a role with Down.

GAA • 10 Nov 21

Jim McGuinness discussed a role with Dundalk

McGuinness discussed coaching role with Dundalk

Former Donegal Gaelic football manager Jim McGuinness has been offered a short-term coaching role with Dundalk, RTÉ Sport understands.

Soccer • 20 May 21

'There will be a lot more eyes looking at Galway to see can they see a Jim McGuinness stamp on it'

Doyle intrigued by Galway after McGuinness session

Former Kildare footballer Johnny Doyle discusses Galway and Dublin as the Allianz Football Leagues resume.

GAA • 16 Oct 20

McGuinness spent time with the Galway footballers at Tuam Stadium

Joyce: Getting McGuinness involved 'a no-brainer'

Galway football manager Pádraig Joyce says that enlisting the help of Jim McGuinness in a training session was a "no-brainer"

GAA • 12 Oct 20

Jim McGuinness' last inter-county involvement was with his native Donegal in 2014

Jim McGuinness makes inter-county return with Galway

All-Ireland-winning manager Jim McGuinness was involved in his first training session with the Galway footballers today in what is believed to be an "informal arrangement" with the county.

GAA • 11 Oct 20

Juanfran Moreno of Real Madrid Castilla celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the La Liga Adelante match between Real Madrid Castilla and Barcelona B at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in 2012

Shamrock Rovers B and the curious case of reserve teams

As a Shamrock Rovers reserve side enters the League of Ireland pyramid again for the first time since 2014, RTÉ Sport looks at the cases of B teams in Spain, Germany and USA

Soccer • 10 Jan 20

Jim McGuinness (C) took the reins at Charlotte Independence last December

Nothing coming easy in Jim's Independence mission

Jim McGuinness has just one win in 12 at Charlotte Independence as the unique challenges of life in the hot seat at the second-tier America soccer club hit home.

Soccer • 23 May 19

Robbie Keane is a current member of Mick McCarthy's staff

Keane and Duff set to begin Pro Licence course

The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed the 19 coaches who will make up the 2019/20 UEFA Pro Licence course, with Damien Duff, Robbie Keane and Jim McGuinness among those trying to attain the qualification.

Soccer • 20 Jan 19

Jim McGuinness is off to the United States for his first head coach role

US-bound McGuinness happy he's chosen the 'right club'

All-Ireland winning Donegal boss had offers to work in the Airtricity League before being swayed by the three-year vision of the Charlotte Independence.

Soccer • 10 Dec 18

Jim McGuinness won't be making a GAA return with Mayo

Jim McGuinness not interested in Mayo role

Jim McGuinness has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Mayo senior football managerial hotseat, insisting that he is not looking for a return to GAA management.

GAA • 30 Aug 18

Jim McGuinness has been strongly linked to the current Mayo vacancy

'It's up to McGuinness if Mayo is a challenge he wants'

Oisin McConville says Mayo might benefit from an appointment outside the county following Stephen Rochford's resignation, and that it is down to Jim McGuinness to decide whether he wants to take on the challenge.

GAA • 28 Aug 18

Jim McGuinness' last role was a six-month stint as assistant manager with Beijing Sinobo Gooan

Jim McGuinness linked with Galway United vacancy

Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winning manager Jim McGuinness has emerged as a surprise contender to take over at Galway United.

Soccer • 02 Jul 18

Jim McGuinness managed Donegal from 2011 to 2014

'If Jim was back now, he'd need a different plan'

Sligo manager Cathal Corey doesn't believe Jim McGuinness will return to manage in Gaelic football after successfully transitioning to a career in soccer coaching but that if he did he wouldn't employ the 'blanket defence'.

GAA • 05 May 18

Pat Shovelin (far left) with Jim McGuinness, Paul McGonigle and Dr Charlie McManus

Donegal coach Pat Shovelin passes away aged 41

Donegal have paid tribute to Pat Shovelin, "a genuine soul who will never be forgotten", after the goalkeeping coach passed away following a battle with cancer.

GAA • 21 Oct 17

Gallagher hopes to get the Fermanagh team to play to their potential

'A few Fermanagh players touched base with me'

Newly appointed Fermanagh manager Rory Gallagher has revealed that members of the team contacted him about the role

GAA • 08 Oct 17

Jim McGuinness: 'It is a different world.'

'It opens up bigger questions... what's it all about?'

Jim McGuinness opens up on his move to China, embracing a new culture and his ambitions with Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

GAA • 02 Sep 17

Rory Gallagher succeeded Jim McGuinness as manager in 2014

Rory Gallagher resigns as Donegal manager

Donegal have confirmed that Rory Gallagher has tendered his resignation with a year remaining in his term as manager.

GAA • 01 Aug 17

Charlie Redmond: 'These players are fighting tooth and nail to give Diarmuid Connolly a chance to get back to Croke Park.'

Redmond hits back at McGuinness over Gavin stance

Charlie Redmond has hit back strongly at Jim McGuinness's suggestion that Jim Gavin should back down from his staunch defence of Diarmuid Connolly, and said the Dublin manager "has stood up for his player in a way that Jim McGuinness never did or never could do".

GAA • 18 Jul 17

Jim McGuinness on the move from Glasgow to Beijing

McGuinness to take up coaching post in China

The Irish Times are reporting that former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has accepted a position as assistant coach with Chinese club Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

Soccer • 30 Jun 17

Kevin Cassidy: 'If Rory Gallagher is going to stay on as manager, he has to change that style.'

Kevin Cassidy: Donegal style is hard to watch

Former Donegal defender Kevin Cassidy has hit out at the style of football that his former team-mates played in this year’s Championship - and said Rory Gallagher needs to change it if he's to stay on as manager.

GAA • 08 Sep 16

McGuinness has been critical of Donegal's performance in the Ulster final.

McElhinney: We pay no heed to McGuinness criticism

Donegal’s Martin McElhinney has hailed manager Rory Gallagher as one of the best he has ever worked with and brushed off criticism from former boss Jim McGuinness.

GAA • 29 Jul 16

Jim McGuinness and Kevin Cassidy pictured during the 2011 All-Ireland quarter-final

McGuinness: No double standards in Cassidy case

Jim McGuinness doesn’t believe that passages from his book damage the Donegal footballers, saying that he is just giving an honest account of his time in charge of the county.

GAA • 12 Nov 15

Jim McGuinness led Donegal to the 2012 All-Ireland title and now works as a coach with Glasgow Celtic

McGuinness says Dubs are at Premier League level

In a wide-ranging interview with RTE Sport Jim McGuinness claims Dublin’s footballers are operating on the same level as a Premier League team and says he hasn’t spoken to his former selector Rory Gallagher since they parted ways.

GAA • 02 Nov 15

Donegal were beaten in the All-Ireland final by Kerry

Donegal defends stance after McGuinness criticism

The Donegal county board says it followed the guidelines surrounding team holidays as outlined by GAA authorities in Croke Park.

GAA • 29 Sep 15