Canney's Mayo move the latest branch of Corofin’s remarkable coaching tree

What's in the water in Corofin. Football is all-consuming and when they finish playing, coaching takes over - but not everyone can be the Corofin senior manager. So, you serve your trade elsewhere.

WINNERS: Corofin’s Joe Canney during his playing days celebrating with keeper Thomas Healy after their Connacht Club SFC win over Balintubber.

In Corofin the thirst for coaching excellence always traversed geographical borders. To build the empire they looked out. In a bid to replicate it, their rivals look in.

Donegal native Paul McGettigan came to the parish through marriage and managed them to their debut All-Ireland title in 1998. Their return to the summit in 2015 was steered by Mayo’s Stephen Rochford. During the three-in-a-row from 2018 to 2020, soccer coach Shane Keegan was invited in to take a series of sessions.