Tomás Ó Flatharta

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Tomás Ó Flatharta is a Gaelic football manager who is originally from County Kerry. He has managed three county teams: Westmeath, Galway and Laois.

Playing career

Durling his playing days, Ó Flatharta played for his local An Ghaeltacht club and, later, for Dublin GAA club Kilmacud Crokes, with whom he was a member of the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning side.

Managerial career

=Westmeath=

Ó Flatharta managed Westmeath from 2005 to 2009 where he succeeded Kerry's Páidí Ó Sé. Ó Flatharta resigned as manager in July 2009 after Westmeath were beaten in the qualifiers by neighbours Meath.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/westmeath_meath.html |title=Westmeath 1-05 Meath 1-15 |publisher=RTÉ|date=2009-07-11 |accessdate=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815045204/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/westmeath_meath.html |archivedate=2009-08-15 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/o-flatharta-steps-down-1.698762|title=O Flatharta steps down|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=13 July 2009}}

When appointed as Westmeath manager Ó Flatharta was a banker based in Dublin and had been team trainer and selector during the previous two years.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30223381.html|title=Ó Flatharta confirmed as Westmeath boss|work=Irish Examiner|date=1 October 2005|quote=The Dublin-based banker was the only name put to the midlanders' club delegates and his appointment was ratified at a meeting of the Westmeath Football Board on Wednesday night.}}

=Galway=

In October 2010, Ó Flatharta was confirmed as the new Galway manager to succeed former Armagh player Joe Kernan, who resigned early in the summer after a poor season.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1007/galway.html |title=Ó Flatharta appointed to Tribesmen post |publisher=RTÉ|date=2010-10-07 |accessdate=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114121149/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1007/galway.html |archivedate=2010-11-14 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/o-flatharta-gets-galway-job-476903.html|title=O'Flatharta gets Galway job|publisher=BreakingNews.ie|date=2010-10-08|accessdate=2013-10-09}}

In August 2011 the Galway County Board decided to relieve him of his post after Galway had been relegated to Div 2 of the National Football League and failed to win a championship match.{{cite web

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=Laois=

Following the departure of Justin McNulty, Ó Flatharta was drafted in as favourite for the vacant Laois job.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/1004/478482-o-flatharta-named-new-laois-manager/|title=Ó Flatharta set to become the Laois manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=2013-10-04|accessdate=2013-10-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/laois-opt-for-flatharta-as-ogrady-linked-with-treaty-job-29636203.html|title=Laois opt for Flatharta as O'Grady linked with Treaty Job|work=Irish Independent|date=2013-10-05|accessdate=2013-10-09}}{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/tom%C3%A1s-%C3%B3-flatharta-on-verge-of-being-named-laois-manager-1.1550947|title=Tomás Ó Flatharta on verge of being named Laois manager|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=2013-10-05|accessdate=2013-10-10}}

In October 2013, Ó Flatharta was confirmed as Laois manager to replace McNulty.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/1021/481859-oflaharta-appointed-laois-football-manager/|title=Tomás Ó Flatharta appointed Laois football manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=2013-10-22|accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cunningham-closing-in-on-new-coach-as-laois-ratify-o-flatharta-29678296.html|title=Cunningham closing in on new coach as Laois ratify Ó'Flatharta|work=Irish Independent|date=2013-10-22|accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/laois-tomas-o-flatharta-1141132-Oct2013/|title=Laois appoint Ó Flatharta as football manager|publisher=The42.ie|date=22 October 2013}} He stepped down as manager in July 2015 following their shocking exit against Antrim.{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30543/9894252/tomas-o-flatharta-has-stepped-down-as-laois-senior-football-manager|title=Tomás Ó Flatharta steps down as Laois senior football manager|publisher=Sky Sports|date=25 June 2015}}