Stephen Rochford takes coaching job

Jul 9, 2025 | 12:53 pm

Former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has been appointed as a coach for the Tullamore GAA senior mens team

Rochford was ratified as coach at a meeting of the Tullamore GAA committee on Tuesday evening.

He will be working under manager Paul McConway and alongside coaches, Niall Smith and Kevin O’Brien. Rochford’s addition will greatly strengthen a novice and inexperienced management team.

An outstanding defender for Tullamore for several years, McConway played last year as they retained the Senior Football Championship.

Crossmolina man Rochford will bring invaluable experience to the package and he has a proven pedigree.

As a player, he won an All-Ireland club senior football medal with Crossmolina in 2001.

He managed Corrofin in Galway to All-Ireland club success in 2015 and was the Mayo senior football manager for three years from 2016 to 2018.

He returned as assistant manager and coach with Kevin McStay in Mayo in 2022 and became interim manager when McStay got ill during this year’s campaign.

There has been speculation linking Rochford with a return as manager but irrespective of that, he will be able to work with Tullamore this year.

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