Former Limerick footballer appointed minor football manager

FORMER Limerick footballer Garrett Noonan will take charge of the Limerick minor football team for the 2026 season. 

Noonan delivered outstanding service for the Limerick senior footballers, representing the Shannonsiders across fifteen seasons from 2006 to 2021.

The Dromcollogher-Broadford clubman was never one to seek the headlines, but he played many roles during some challenging years for Limerick. He won seven senior football championship titles with his club Dromcollogher-Broadford. 

Noonan was a selector with the Limerick minor football team in 2013 and 2014. The west Limerick native has worked with his way up the ranks and he managed the Limerick u15 football team in 2024. He has previously worked as chairman of the Limerick post primary schools. 

Noonan replaces Micheal Lenihan as manager of the Limerick minor football team. Limerick finished in third place of phase one of the Munster minor football championship recording victories over Tipperary and Waterford and they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the knockout stages of the Munster MFC this year.

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The Shannnonsiders then entered tier three of the All-Ireland championship where they were defeated by Wicklow at the quarter-final stage. 

Noonan is a teacher at Coláiste na Trócaire, Rathkeale. 

Meanwhile, Oola native John O'Grady is set to continue as Limerick U20 football manager. O'Grady's side won the Munster U20 B Football Championship this year and just came up short against Monaghan in the All-Ireland U20 B semi-final.