Former Kerry hurling manager Eamon Kelly.
THE Kerry County Board Chairman has paid tribute to Eamon Kelly who stepped down from his post as Kerry Hurling Manager.
The Tipperary native, appointed in December 2013, oversaw arguably the most successful period in the county’s hurling history with promotion to Division 1B of the Allianz Leagues and winning a place in the Qualifier Group of the Liam McCarthy Cup.
In a statement on the Kerry GAA website this evening, the Kildangan native said: “When I took on the job just over a year and a half ago, I did so for a two year period and I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”
“I was fortunate to be dealing with a fantastic group of players who were eager to progress and whoever takes over will have a great bunch of guys to work with. I wish them well in the future. I also want to thank the people who worked with me, the likes of Brian Horgan, Conor Gleeson, Damian Ryall, Tom O’Connell, D.J. Leahy, Brendan Cummins and the rest of the backroom staff and I wish Kerry Hurling the very best of luck as the County goes forward to achieve higher goals in the coming year,” he said.
Kerry GAA Chairman, Patrick O’Sullivan, praised the former manager.
“I want to put on record my thanks to Eamonn for what he achieved during his short stay with Kerry. He took over at a difficult time but he quickly got the players believing in him and in what he hoped to achieve. His record with Kerry speaks for itself; Two Division 2A League Titles, promotion to Division 1B of the League, a Christy Ring title and hurling in the All Ireland Championship next season. Eamonn Kelly would be an asset to any County and I wish him the very best of luck in his future hurling career,” he said.
