Shane Ronayne

{{Short description|Gaelic football manager}}

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{{Infobox Gaelic games manager

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| name = Shane Ronayne

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland

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| occupation = Secondary school teacher

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| clyears = 2014–present

| club = Mourneabbey

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| clallireland = 2

| clprovince = 6

| clcounty = 6

| county = Tipperary ladies
Waterford
Cork ladies

| icyears = 2016–2020
2021
2021–

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Shane Ronayne (born 29 September 1979) is a Gaelic football manager whose first senior inter-county management job, since January 2021, was as manager of the Waterford county team, his father's native county.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2021/0111/1189080-shane-ronayne-takes-waterford-senior-football-reins/|title=Shane Ronayne takes Waterford football reins|publisher=RTÉ|date=11 January 2021}} He resigned after eight months, having managed Waterford to an opening round exit from the 2021 Munster SFC against Limerick and a solitary competitive win against Wexford in the NFL's Division 4.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0924/1248896-ronayne-steps-down-as-waterford-senior-football-manager/|title=Shane Ronayne steps down as Waterford senior football manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=24 September 2021}}

Before taking charge of the Waterford footballers, he led the Tipperary ladies' Gaelic football team to four national titles during four years in charge.{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/314644|title=Ronayne steps down as Tipp manager|work=Hogan Stand|date=7 December 2020}} Ronayne took over a team playing Division Three league football and intermediate championship, he left the team as it was about to begin a third year in Division One of the National League and a second year of senior championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/shane-ronayne-2-5291314-Dec2020/|title=Ronayne steps away as Tipp ladies boss after meteoric four-year rise|publisher=The42.ie|date=7 December 2020}}

Ronayne began managing in 2005.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/sport/gaa/i-have-a-fierce-fondness-for-the-place-and-fierce-gra-for-the-club-39095135.html|title='I have a fierce fondness for the place and fierce grá for the club'|publisher=independent.ie|date=4 April 2020}}

Honours

;Mourneabbey

;Tipperary

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{{succession box

| title = Waterford Senior Football Team Manager

| before = Benji Whelan

| after = Ephie Fitzgerald

| years = 2021

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{{succession box

| before = Ephie Fitzgerald

| title = Cork Senior Ladies' Football Team Manager

| years = 2021–

| after = Incumbent

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{{Waterford county football team managers}}

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Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Gaelic football managers

Category:Irish schoolteachers

Category:Ladies' Gaelic football managers

Category:People from Mitchelstown