The team have lost county finals in each of the last two seasons but have handed 1992 All-Ireland winner Brolly the reins
Former RTE pundit and Derry All-Ireland winner Joe Brolly is back in GAA management at club level. The Dungiven native has taken the reins of a senior club in Mayo, where he now resides with his wife Laurita Blewitt.
The Irish radio presenter and producer comes from Knockmore in the Connacht county and Brolly has been part of the senior men’s management team there with Ray Dempsey in a coaching capacity.
On Monday night, the club confirmed that Brolly has been appointed as senior ladies manager.
Knockmore, county ladies champions in 2023, stated on a social media post: “Following a meeting this evening, the Knockmore LGFA Chairperson, Patricia Dempsey, is happy to announce that Joe Brolly has been appointed as the Knockmore LGFA Senior Manager.
“Joe brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge and the club is extremely excited at this appointment. Joe is looking forward to the challenge and he outlined his vision earlier with great enthusiasm and all at Knockmore GAA and LGFA wish him and the Senior Ladies team every success.”
The Knockmore ladies have come up just short in the last two years in Mayo, losing to Westport in the final on both occasions.
Brolly’s wife Blewitt is a third cousin of former US president Joe Biden and the couple met with the politician several times.
She was a podcaster on The Tommy and Hector Podcast before the pair became engaged in 2021. They wed back in 2022, and welcomed a baby girl into the world two years later.
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