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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Paul Flynn says Dublin's appointment of Ger Brennan felt a little "ad hoc"
Paul Flynn wonders if Dublin GAA rushed to appoint Ger Brennan as their new senior football manager in the absence of a planned successor to Dessie Farrell. Flynn is delighted for his former Dublin teammate Brennan, but he claims that the decision took many people in the county by surprise. Speculation had been growing that Declan Darcy, a former member of Jim Gavin's Dublin backroom team, was being courted for the job. But it was revealed on Friday that Brennan, who led Louth to the Leinster Championship this year, had been given the nod to take over from Farrell. Flynn told RTE Radio: "I think there was a general surprise around the place because there had been a lot of mood music both in the media and through the rumour mill that Declan Darcy was assembling a team and in pole position. "So it probably hasn't been fully disclosed what happened there yet." Flynn added: "To me it just seemed a little bit ad hoc. It's funny when you're looking in, there wasn't even an awareness that there was a process ongoing. "It just kind of was happening in the shadows a little bit. Not sure exactly who the county board spoke to or what options were there." Ger Brennan, Barry Cahill, Bernard Brogan and Paul Flynn playing for Dublin in 2011 (Image: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne) Flynn knows Brennan better than most, having two All-Ireland titles with the St Vincents clubman. And he thinks that Brennan won't be shy about leaning on people for help and advice, particularly former Dublin manager and fellow St Vincents clubman Pat Gilroy. Flynn said: "I think there'd be a lot of humility with Ger, and I think that's going to be really important in this role. "I think it's going to be important for everybody in Dublin GAA because the team he's inheriting is not the team that Dessie inherited. There's a lot of work that needs to be done at the squad level, and at the underage level where we're not competing, so there's not that conveyor belt that people thought was never ending in Dublin "It's actually more akin to the team that Pat Gilroy picked up when he had to take on the challenge to try and build character in the group to start with and then layer on the quality "I'm sure Pat, a good club man of his will be there as a mentor whenever it's needed. I'm not sure if he's even going to be involved of any nature but he'll certainly be there to guide Ger. "That'll be helpful because what Pat did when he came in was really about resetting things and trying to work from the bottom up." While Flynn applauded Brennan's route to the Dublin job - managing Carlow and Louth in recent years - he does think that the capital needs to start integrating more of their former top stars into the county's coaching system. "The biggest job Ger has in front of him now is to build a management team, who, in some quarters, might even have more experience than him. "He can also then try to maybe bring in some of the guys that were involved with the teams that we played on and give them their first opportunity onto a coaching ticket. "There's a lot of tacit knowledge there that probably needs to be tapped into to ensure that what our team probably went through over the last decade or so or longer isn't lost and it can be layered on."
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Inside Ger Brennan's life off the pitch as a family man with wife and children
Ger Brennan has been confirmed as the new Dublin senior football manager. The All-Ireland champion from 2011 and 2013 is certainly familiar with achieving success on the field. He served as manager of Louth from 2023 to 2025, notably guiding them to a remarkable Leinster title triumph in May - their first since 1957. Away from football, the devoted family man is a proud father and former teacher. Ger is married to wife Aisling, with the pair exchanging vows in Knockanore, County Waterford in 2017, according to Evoke. The duo share four children. Following his leadership of the Louth squad to victory against Meath, Ger revealed that his family represents one of his greatest accomplishments, reports RSVP Live. Reflecting on the Leinster Championship final win, he remarked: "Between having kids and winning a few All-Irelands, this is right up there." He strongly believes in families rallying behind each other through their mutual passion for GAA. Speaking to supporters after securing victory in 2014, he declared: "All the games down the country, Westmeath, Portlaoise, Parnell Park, up to Derry and indeed in Pairc An Chrocaigh and, without your support, we wouldn't have done the job today, so thanks very much." He has also offered particular recognition to his own parents, Mary and PJ, for backing his achievements. Upon stepping down from the county squad in 2015, he stated: "I would like to thank the Dublin players, my friends, my family and especially my parents Mary and PJ, for always being there for me through good times and in bad." As reported by The Irish Sun, the manager has been serving as a Gaelic Games Development Executive at University College Dublin since 2015, and formerly worked as an Irish and Religion teacher.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ger Brennan's brutal comment to rival player that he sat on for months
Ger Brennan has been named the new manager of Dublin's senior footballers, replacing Dessie Farrell in the role. The St Vincent's clubman has been appointed Dublin manager on a three-year term after two years in charge of Louth, who he led to their first Leinster title success since 1957 in May. A two-time All-Ireland winner, he knows all about lifting silverware with his native county. After the second of those All-Ireland successes in 2013, Brennan, who is deeply religious, couldn't resist getting one over on a rival player who had slagged him earlier in the year. Dublin defeated Mayo in the decider by a single point and Brennan made a beeline for the unnamed player after the full-time whistle. He previously told Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning's Free State podcast: "In 2013 in the league, I got put off against Mayo just before half-time. "A certain player came up and gave me a clap on the back. He said, 'Well done, Ger, go off now and say a few prayers'. "He is still playing. I won't tell you his name because it's not fair on him. When we beat them in the 2013 final, I made a beeline for him. I went up, shook his hand and says 'Hard luck, I'll say a few prayers for you tonight'. Dublin's Ger Brennan and Diarmuid Connolly lead the celebrations with the Sam Maguire in 2013 (Image: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy) "I kept that in my locker. I was delighted with that. I knew I was never going to lose to Mayo that day because I said I couldn't lose to that person, no matter what would happen. "That comment when I was going off in the league game, I held that the whole time." So strong is Brennan's religious beliefs that he even considered becoming a priest. He added: "I'd be very drawn to the liturgy of the hours which is what puts structure on an ordained person, whether in a convent or working in a diocese or working in an order. "It's your morning prayer, your lauds, your vespers, your night compline. I have a little book of prayer from the Benedictines in Glenstal Abbey. I would have gone down there on a couple of occasions for a couple of retreats. You enter into the daily life of the monastery, which is pretty cool. "I'm never going to impose my faith on anyone else but it just makes perfect sense to me that there is something greater going on in the world. Trying to tune out the bad noise that exists in the world to allow yourself become one or enter into a relationship with the divine, I've always felt that connection."
