Dublin senior club appoints legendary 1995 All-Ireland winner as new football manager
A senior football club in Dublin has appointed a hero of the boys in blue’s 1995 All-Ireland winning team as their new manager.The Skerries Harps club will compete in the 2026 Senior 1 Football Championship and Football League Division 1 next year having won the 2025 Senior 2 Championship last month.And the progressive north county Dublin team have now announced former Dublin star Paul Curran as their Men’s Senior Football manager for the coming year.The Tallaght native is considered one of the capital’s finest footballers of all-time and won three All Star awards as well as helping Dublin lift Sam Maguire in 1995.He also won three back-to-back Dublin senior football titles as a player with Thomas Davis and was also a member of the Dublin team that won the National Football League in 1991 and 1993.Since turning to management Curran has also been a big success, leading Ballymun Kickhams and Clann na nGael to Senior Championships in Dublin and Roscommon respectively.Curran also managed Dunshaughlin to Intermediate Championship success in Meath, as well as scoring back-to-back wins in Dublin SFC2 with Cuala. Curran's dad Noel won an All-Ireland medal with Meath in 1967.A post on the Skerries Harps Facebook page said: “Skerries Harps are delighted to welcome Dublin GAA legend Paul Curran on board as our new Men’s Senior Football manager.“The Thomas Davis clubman will look to lead our Senior Men’s team to further success in 2026 as they return to AFL1 and the Dublin SFC1 Championship.“As a manager, Paul was the outstanding candidate, and the Skerries Harps Football Review Committee are confident he can bring our talented young team to the next level.”Skerries defeated St Oliver Plunkett’s in last month’s Senior 2 FInal, and players like Killian McGinnis and Greg McEneaney are likely to be part of Ger Brennan’s new Dublin squad in 2026.Click here to sign up to our sport newsletter, bringing you the top stories and biggest headlines from Ireland and beyond.
