Andy McEntee
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Andy McEntee is a Gaelic football manager. He has managed his native Meath since 2016.
McEntee managed Meath to the final of the 2012 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He led Ballyboden St Enda's of Dublin to the 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. He was named as Meath manager in August 2016.
In 2019, he led Meath back to Division 1 of the National Football League for the first time since 2006.[1]
His son Shane plays for Meath.[2]
Andy McEntee is the younger brother of former Meath footballer, Gerry.[3] Another brother, Shane, was a Fine Gael politician, who was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2005 until his death in 2012.[2] His daughter Helen succeeded him.[2] Helen McEntee became her country's Minister for Justice in June 2020.
References
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (25 March 2019). "'Everyone who knows my dad knows the amount of work and effort he puts into it': Shane McEntee and his father, manager Andy, have helped Meath back into the top flight of the league". The42.ie.
- ^ a b c Keane, Paul (30 March 2019). "Family ties drive Meath forward". Irish Examiner.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (8 August 2016). "Meath appoint All-Ireland club winning boss McEntee as their new manager - And he'll be joined in the backroom by his brother Gerry". The42.ie.