Pat Flanagan (Gaelic footballer)
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Pat Flanagan is the current Gaelic football manager for Westmeath
and former Gaelic player for the Offaly
football team. Born in Clara
, County Offaly
originally he has huge links with Westmeath
after he served as a selector under former manager Tomás Ó Flatharta
.In April,2010 Flanagan was appointed after Brenadan Hackett resigned due to a distarous league campaign with the team being relegated to Division 3.
The year 2011 proved to be a great improvement as Weatmeath qualified all the way to promotion to Division 3 where the faced Leinster finalists Louth
.The game turned out to be very tense as both teams performed well however Louth ran out winners with a scoreline Louth 1-15 to 0-13.
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
and former Gaelic player for the Offaly
Offaly GAA
The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
football team. Born in Clara
Clara
Clara is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly and is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town has a population of 3001 , however a number of well populated housing estates lie outside the town boundary making the actual population higher...
, County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...
originally he has huge links with Westmeath
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
after he served as a selector under former manager Tomás Ó Flatharta
Tomás Ó Flatharta
-Westmeath:He managed Westmeath from 2005 to 2009 where he succeeded Kerry legend Páidí Ó Sé. Ó'Flatharta resigned as manager in July, 2009 after Westmeath were exited in the quailifiers by neighbours Meath.-Galway:...
.In April,2010 Flanagan was appointed after Brenadan Hackett resigned due to a distarous league campaign with the team being relegated to Division 3.
The year 2011 proved to be a great improvement as Weatmeath qualified all the way to promotion to Division 3 where the faced Leinster finalists Louth
Louth GAA
The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams....
.The game turned out to be very tense as both teams performed well however Louth ran out winners with a scoreline Louth 1-15 to 0-13.