New Derry senior football manager Paddy Tally has added All-Ireland winning strength and conditioning coach Cairbre O Caireallain to his backroom team.
O Caireallain joins the Oak Leafers with an impressive CV having previously helped Tipperary and Limerick to All-Ireland hurling titles.
Belfast native O Caireallain, a former Antrim underage hurler, also had a spell at Arsenal, where he worked with the youth academy and helped the women’s team – which included Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe – win the FA Cup in 2016.
After returning to Ireland, O Caireallain joined the Tipperary hurlers and helped the county win the 2019 All-Ireland title under Liam Sheedy.
Having joined Limerick in 2022, two more Liam MacCarthy Cups followed, in 2022 and 2023.
O Caireallain is the brother of Naoise O Caireallain, who is better known as Moglai Bap from rap group Kneecap.
Derry ended a four-month search for Mickey Harte’s replacement earlier this month with Tally’s appointment.
In addition to O Caireallain, Tally’s backroom team includes. former Derry captain Kevin McGuckin, Paul McFlynn and Paul McIver