John Minogue is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 manager

Manager (Gaelic games)

In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...

 and former player. He is the current manager of the Clare

Clare GAA

The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. The county board is also responsible for the Clare inter-county teams....

 under-21 hurling team.

Minogue played his club hurling with Scariff

Scariff GAA

Scariff is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Scariff, Clare, Ireland.-History:There is very little record of the first few years of Scariff Hurling Club, but it has almost certainly always been a senior club. Not until 1907 did Scariff play in their first senior county final...

 and at inter-county level with Clare. He was a corner-back on the latter team at various intervals throughout the 1980s, as well as serving as team captain for a season, however, his inter-county career ended without claiming any silverware.

In retirement from playing Minogue has become involved in team management at various levels. In his role as a teacher he has guided St. Flannan's College

St. Flannan's College

Saint Flannan's College is an Irish secondary school located in Ennis, County Clare. Formerly an all-boys boarding school, the first girls class was entered in 2002 and in 2005 the boarding school was closed. In 2003 an extension which added over 20 new rooms to the college was completed...

 to a number of Dr. Harty Cup

Dr. Harty Cup

The Dr. Harty Cup is a hurling competition for schools in the province of Munster in Ireland. The cup is presented to the winners of the Munster Colleges Senior "A" Hurling Championship. Players have to be under the age of 19 to compete. The winning team represents Munster in the Dr. Croke Cup...

 titles. Between 2000 and 2002 Minogue was a selector under Cyril Lyons

Cyril Lyons

Cyril Lyons is a Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ruan and with the Clare senior inter-county team from 1983 until 1996. Lyons later served as managed of the Clare senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2003...

 on the Clare senior hurling team. He is currently the manager of the Clare under-21 hurling team, a team that captured the Munster

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

The Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland...

 and All-Ireland

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of hurling played in Ireland...

 titles in 2009.

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