Cathal Corey
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| club = Kildress Wolfe Tones
Castledawson
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Slaughtneil
Naomh Conaill
Réalt na Mara
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Cathal Corey ({{IPA|ga|ˈkahəlˠ}}) is a Gaelic football manager and former player from County Tyrone. He played for the Kildress Wolfe Tones club, though he never played for his county. However, he has managed several clubs throughout Ulster, as well as the Sligo county team. His most noted achievement in club management is leading Naomh Conaill to both the Donegal Senior Football Championship and the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in 2010.
Management career
Corey managed Kildress Wolfe Tones in his native county, as well as Castledawson, Banagher and Slaughtneil in Derry, leading Slaughtneil to a league title. He then led Naomh Conaill to the 2010 Donegal Senior Football Championship (after also leading them as far as the final the previous year) and then led Naomh Conaill to a first Ulster Senior Club Football Championship final. He first worked with Jim McGuinness at Kildress as early as 2003.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/jim-mcguinness-donegal-cathal-corey-3995122-May2018/|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole|title=Learning from Jim - 'If it was a snooker player, he would still get him right! He's that kind of man'|website=The42.ie|date=5 May 2018}} Corey and McGuinness were joint-managers of Naomh Conaill for the 2010 Senior County Championship title-winning campaign.{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|url=https://www.the42.ie/leo-mcloone-naomh-conaill-jim-mcguinness-4907278-Nov2019/|title='Jim McGuinness introduced me to the panel and said, 'He'll be playing for the next 20 years': As Naomh Conaill prepare for Sunday's Ulster final, Leo McLoone reflects on his career with the Glenties club|work=The42.ie|date=27 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019|quote=McGuinness ... was joint-manager alongside Cathal Corey when they delivered a second county title in 2010 with McLoone scoring four points in the final. McGuinness moved onto the Donegal job the following year...}}
Corey was appointed Sligo senior manager in October 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/1023/914711-tyrone-native-cathal-corey-appointed-sligo-manager/|title=Tyrone native Cathal Corey appointed Sligo manager|work=RTÉ Sport|date=23 October 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/cathal-corey-named-new-sligo-football-manager-36256359.html|title=Cathal Corey named new Sligo football manager|website=Independent.ie|date=24 October 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2017/11/03/news/tyrone-native-cathal-corey-determined-to-give-it-everything-as-new-manager-of-sligo-1178522/|first=Andy|last=Watters|title=Tyrone native Cathal Corey determined to 'give it everything' as new manager of Sligo|work=The Irish News|access-date=3 November 2017}} He had previously applied for the vacant Donegal post, but Donegal native Declan Bonner was favoured instead. Corey oversaw Sligo's 2018 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/features/feature/cathal-corey-ready-make-mark-with-sligo/|first=Cian|last=O'Connell|title=Cathal Corey ready to make mark with Sligo|date=5 May 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30543/11361076/sligo-boss-cathal-corey-relishing-step-into-the-unknown|first=Brian|last=Barry|title=Sligo boss Cathal Corey relishing step into the 'unknown' {{pipe}} GAA News|work=Sky Sports|access-date=6 May 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/cathal-corey-i-needed-to-make-that-step-up-a-leap-into-the-unknown-v0vhmp9lv|first=Garry|last=Doyle|title=Cathal Corey: I needed to make that step up, a leap into the unknown {{pipe}} Ireland|work=The Times|date=6 May 2018}} He later resigned.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0803/982876-corey-steps-down-as-sligo-boss-after-one-season/|title=Corey steps down as Sligo boss after one season|work=RTÉ Sport|date=3 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/cathal-corey-sligo-football-manager-steps-down-4162751-Aug2018/|first=Emma|last=Duffy|title=Sligo on the lookout for new football manager as Tyrone man Corey steps down|website=The42.ie|date=3 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/cathal-corey-resigns-as-manager-of-the-sligo-footballers-37181552.html|title=Cathal Corey resigns as manager of the Sligo footballers|website=Independent.ie|date=3 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30543/11458974/sligo-on-hunt-for-new-manager-as-cathal-corey-resigns|title=Sligo on hunt for new manager as Cathal Corey resigns {{pipe}} GAA News|work=Sky Sports|date=3 August 2018}}
In January 2021, Corey was appointed as senior football manager of the Réalt na Mara club.{{cite news|url=https://www.oceanfm.ie/2021/01/22/former-sligo-boss-is-new-bundoran-manager/|title=Former Sligo boss is new Bundoran manager|publisher=Ocean FM|date=22 January 2021|accessdate=22 January 2021}}
References
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{{succession box
| title = Sligo Senior Football Manager
| before = Niall Carew
| after = Paul Taylor
| years = 2017–2018
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{{Sligo county football team managers}}
{{Donegal Senior Football Champions 2010}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)