Kenny takes top job at Kilmacud

Baltinglass man Hugh Kenny has taken up the post as new manager of Kilmacud Crokes senior football team manager.

Following the departure of Paddy Carr after a successful 4-yr stint, the club had taken its time to get the right man for this demanding job and in Hugh Kenny they certainly have a man with a proven pedigree.

Hugh has operated as a highly respected GAA coach in Wicklow in recent years and was the countys minor football manager in 2011.

He has received particular praise in his role as "Games Manager" where significant progress has been acknowledged by the County Board: "... good work is down to Hugh Kenny and his coaches going into schools and clubs helping out in many ways". This focus on coaching and youth development lies at the heart of Kilmacuds many successes in recent years.

Kenny was part of the great Baltinglass team that dominated Wicklow football in the 1980s and 1990s, winning an All Ireland club title in 1990.

He played at full-back on the Wicklow team that beat Kerry in the 2002 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship final.

Later, he became manager of the Wicklow senior football team, in succession to John OLeary, from 2003 to 2006. This led to him being a member of Sean Boylans Ireland backroom staff in the 2006 International Rules Series.