Kilmallock appoint Tony Considine

Former Clare senior hurling manager Tony Considine has been appointed as Kilmallock manager for 2010.
The ex-Banner boss was confirmed for The Balbec role this Monday night.
Just five years ago Considine guided Kilmallock rivals Garryspillane to a historic first county title.
Now the Cratloe native takes charge of a club that are seeking a first county title since 1994 and have seen a wealth of underage talent win the last four county under-21A hurling crowns.
Last season Kilmallock suffered elimination at the earliest hurdle after defeats to Patrickswell and Doon.
Considine replaces former Limerick minor hurling manager Peter Finn and comes to the Kilmallock job after two seasons with Tipperary club, Burgess.
Considine’s former star with Garryspillane TJ Ryan is to take over his native club.
On the field of play TJ helped The Bouncers to avoid relegation last season and then announced his retirement.


Now, TJ Ryan is set to replace his former club and county colleague at the helm of Garryspillane.
Tony Considine could meet another familiar face during the forthcoming Limerick championship with Sean Stack remaining as coach to last season’s county finalists Na Piarsaigh.
Considine and Stack were Clare senior hurling selectors with Ger Loughnane in 1999.
There will be at least another two Clare men involved with the 16 senior club sides this season.
Sean Hehir remains as coach to senior newcomers South Liberties while Fergie O’Loughlin remains with Doon.
Last season O’Loughlin’s Doon failed to Adare in the quarter-final, when brothers Fergie and Ger came face-to-face along the sideline.
After three successive county titles, Ger O’Loughlin has now departed Adare to assume the role of Clare senior hurling manager.
O’Loughlin has appointed Danny Chaplin as one of his Clare selectors.
Chaplin was manager of Broadford last season and his departure has created an opening for Liam O’Donoghue.
Mungret’s former Limerick senior hurling manager previously enjoyed success in Clare, when winning a county title with Sixmilebridge in the early 1990’s.
One club keeping the status quo is Patrickswell, where Gary Kirby remains at the helm.
Another Patrickswell man involved with a club side is PJ O’Grady. O’Grady has returned to Croom, where he won a county junior title in 1996 and followed up with an intermediate crown in 1998.
Michael Fitzgerald is to continue for a third year with Ahane.
Bruree are one club that need a new manager for 2010 as John Tuohy is now a selector with Justin McCarthy’s inter-county side.
In the intermediate ranks, Ballybrown are to appoint a new manager, as Tom Ryan has departed.
All eyes will not turn to the draws for the county senior and intermediate hurling championships, which will take place at the next County Board meeting in Claughaun on February 9.

Ladies football
Elsewhere in the world of management, former Limerick senior football captain Tommy Stack is to take the reins of the Limerick Ladies Football team.
The veteran Dromcollogher-Broadford defender previously managed the side in 2006.
He takes over from Maire Halvey, who guided Limerick to the All-Ireland junior championship final last September, when Antrim proved too strong.

Jerome O’Connell