Austin O'Malley

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic football manager and former player}}

{{For|the ophthalmologist and professor of English literature|Austin O'Malley (author)}}

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|occupation = Teacher

|sport = Gaelic football

|code = Football

|province = Connacht

|club = Louisburgh

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2006
2008–2010
2011–2013
2014–

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|colleges = IT Sligo

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|clubs = Louisburgh
UCD
St Vincents
St Patrick's
Louisburgh

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|counties = Mayo
Wicklow

|icyears = 2004–2009
2011–2013

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|icapps(points) = 50 (7–114)

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Austin O'Malley is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He represented both the Mayo and Wicklow county teams.

Career

O'Malley won three Connacht Senior Football Championship medals with Mayo. He was involved when Mayo lost the 2004 and 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/long-trek-back-to-mayo-worth-every-minute-for-omalley/35402291.html|title=Long trek back to Mayo worth every minute for O'Malley|work=Irish Independent|first=Donnchadh|last=Boyle|date=27 January 2017}}

O'Malley won the 2006 Dublin Senior Football Championship while playing for UCD. In 2011, he transferred to St Patrick's (Wicklow) after three years of playing with St Vincent's.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/omalley-moves-out-to-the-garden/27973648.html|title=O'Malley moves out to the Garden|work=Irish Independent|first=Conor|last=McKeon|date=18 February 2011}}

While playing for St Patrick's, O'Malley also lined out with the Wicklow county team. The transfer process story was leaked to Dublin newspaper, the Metro.{{Cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/?jp=mhojsnmhojey&rss=rss2|title=Sport}} While playing for Wicklow he won Division 4 of the National Football League.

As of 2011, he was a teacher at St Benildus College, where he uses the strength and ambition that he gained from years on the training pitch to discipline and motivate the pupils. In later years he formed a performance coaching consultancy, Hexagon Performance. In 2014, he transferred back to his native club Louisburgh in Co Mayo.

O'Malley began managing Cuala in 2022. After two Dublin SFC quarter-final exits in 2022 and 2023, he led that club to a first Dublin SFC title in 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.mayonews.ie/news/sport/1635084/mayo-man-guides-cuala-to-dublin-football-glory.html|title=Mayo man guides Cuala to Dublin football glory|work=The Mayo News|first=Michael|last=Gallagher|date=20 October 2024}} He later managed Cuala to the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship title and the 2024–25 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship title.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2025/0119/1491734-surreal-day-for-cuala-as-footballers-arrive-at-summit/|title=Surreal day for Cuala as footballers arrive at summit|publisher=RTÉ|date=19 January 2025|quote=Austin O'Malley led Cuala to yesterday's All-Ireland title... There was one major outside influence on the team, with manager Austin O'Malley, a Mayo native, who had previously been involved at inter-county level as a player with the Green and Red, as well as Wicklow.}} Then he resigned.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/02/07/all-ireland-winning-cuala-manager-austin-omalley-steps-down/|title=All-Ireland winning Cuala manager Austin O'Malley steps down|work=The Irish Times|first=Seán|last=Moran|date=7 February 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.mayonews.ie/news/gaa/1723428/mayo-man-steps-down-after-guiding-club-to-all-ireland-title.html|title=Mayo man steps down after guiding club to All-Ireland title|work=The Mayo News|first=Michael|last=Gallagher|date=7 February 2025}}