James Kearins
James Kearins is a former Gaelic footballer. Kearins played for St Patrick's football club and was manager of the Sligo county team. Mickey Kearins is a brother of James Kearins.
James Kearins played for Sligo from 1974 until 1987.[1] In 1975 he won a Connacht Senior Football Championship medal. In 1995 Kearins led Ballymote to a Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. In 2000 Kearins led Bunninadden to their first Sligo Senior Football Championship title in over eight decades.[2] In 2003 he was appointed manager of Sligo’s senior football team,[3][4] a position that involves setting game strategies and supervising the team’s coach. He was simultaneously made manager of Sligo’s team for players under age 21.[3] Kearins resigned as Sligo manager at the end of 2004, reportedly over a disagreement about the inaugural Tommy Murphy Cup.[5]
Kearins worked for Garda Síochána, the national police service of Ireland. Kearins’ Garda assignments included Sargeant in Ballymote, and Detective Inspector for 5 years during part of which he was stationed in Carrick-on-Shannon.[1] From in 2007 until his retirement in 2010, Kearins was Sligo's Garda Superintendent.[6] Garda officers have a long history of representing the police service in Gaelic athletics.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Deering, Paul (29 January 2010). "Gardaí have a new boss". The Sligo Champion.
- ^ "Kearins new Sligo boss". Irish Independent. 10 September 2003.
- ^ a b "Kearins becomes Sligo manager". 10 September 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Kearins new Sligo boss". Irish Independent. 10 September 2003.
- ^ "Kearins resigns as Sligo football boss". Irish Examiner. 8 September 2004.
- ^ "Sligo's new Superintendent to make history". The Sligo Champion. 22 December 2010.