Leo Turley Explained

Leo Turley
Birth Date:7 December 1966
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Laois
Province:Leinster
Clposition:Forward
Club:O'Dempseys
Clyears:1984–1997
1998–1999
2000-date
Clubs:O'Dempseys
Éire Óg
Leixlip
Counties:Laois
Icposition:Forward
Icyears:?- ?
Birth Place:Ireland

Leo Turley (born 7 December 1966) is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois.

Playing career

Leo played for the Laois senior football team from the late 1980s until the 1990s primarily as a forward.[1]

In 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath GAA in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship.

He began his club football career with his native O'Dempseys with whom he won underage honours and also played for the Éire Óg club in Carlow and Leixlip in Kildare

Managerial career

Leo started his management career with Fenagh in Carlow in 1997 then taking over at Arles/Killeen in Laois before moving to Blackhall Gaels in County Meath who he guided to the Meath Intermediate (2001) and Senior Football Championship title in 2003.[1]

He also managed his native club O'Dempseys in 2004 and 2005[2] and since then has been manager of Confey in Kildare, Dunshaughlin, Blackhall Gaels again, Donaghmore Ashbourne and Leixlip seniors for one year. He subsequently returned to O'Dempseys in Laois, who gained promotion to senior ranks after winning 2016 Laois Intermediate Championship.

Notes and References

  1. News: Turley sure Laois' new spirit can stun Meath. Irish Independent. 19 June 2010. Donnchadh. Boyle.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 8 July 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123227/http://archives.tcm.ie/laoisnationalist/2004/09/23/story17897.asp . 29 June 2011 .