Dominic Corrigan does it again!

Clonguish manager Dominic Corrigan

Dominic Corrigan underlined his reputation as one of the best club managers in the business by leading Clonguish to a surprise Longford SFC success on Sunday.

The former Fermanagh and Sligo boss guided the Newtownforbes club to their first Connolly Cup since 2009 with a sensational 1-20 to 1-6 victory over holders Emmet Óg Killoe at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. Michael Flynn fired 1-9 for the new champions in what was Corrigan’s first season in charge.

It means that he has now won county titles with six different clubs – Carrickmore (Tyrone), Clontibret (Monaghan), Killyclogher (Tyrone), Ballinamore (Leitrim), Castleblayney Faughs (Monaghan) and Clonguish. The Kinawley clubman also won five MacRory Cups and the Hogan Cup in 2019 with St Michael’s College, Enniskillen before retiring from teaching in 2022.

Corrigan is ably assisted by former club and county star David Barden and ex-Westmeath forward Peter Tormey, who will have a good insight into Clonguish’s next opponents – The Downs – in the first round of the Leinster club SFC.