Mervue United are delighted to announce the appointment of Brendan O'Connor as manager and Director of Underage football and Ollie Neary and Paul Sinnott as the club’s coaching team for the FAI National League which is due to kick off in August.
The inaugural competition will be run on a truncated basis and will comprise of fifteen clubs from across the country with teams in three groups of five, with teams playing each other both home and away. Mervue have been drawn in group 1 along with Donegal teams Bonagee United and Cockhill Celtic and Dublin clubs Home Farm DCU and Lucan United.
All three bring a vast wealth of experience, having played at the highest level of the League of Ireland, with each representing Galway United during their careers with over 600 games between them.
The trio are also deeply connected to the history and development of Mervue United. Brendan was part of the club’s League of Ireland First Division setup and has also coached Galway United’s U19 side. Most recently, he has guided the Galway League to Oscar Traynor Cup success this year and Maree/Oranmore to Michael Byrne Cup success.
Ollie has both played and coached at every level within Mervue United. His experience includes the club’s U17, U19, and U21 League of Ireland teams, while he also played a key role in securing FAI Youth Cup and FAI U17 National Championship titles in 2019 and 2020.
Paul captained the club’s first national title-winning team, lifting the Barry Cup at U16 level in 2003. He later coached alongside Brendan with Galway United’s U19’s and most recently worked with the Galway United Women’s senior League of Ireland team.
Everyone at Mervue United would like to wish Brendan, Ollie, and Paul every success as they begin this exciting new chapter with the club.
FAI National League Group 1
Bonagee United (Donegal)
Cockhill Celtic (Donegal)
Home Farm DCU (Dublin)
Lucan United (Dublin)
Mervue United (Galway)
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FAI National League Group 2
Letterkenny Rovers (Donegal)
Mayo FC (Mayo)
Salthill Devon (Galway)
St. Francis (Dublin)
TUD (Dublin)
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FAI National League Group 3
CK United (Carlow/Kilkenny)
Killarney Celtic (Kerry)
Newbridge Town (Kildare)
UCC (Cork)
Villa FC (Waterford)
