Cyril Farrell

Cyril Farrell (Irish:Cyril Ó Fearghail) (born 1950) is a former Irish sportsperson. He was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team in the 1980s and 1990s. He led Galway to four consecutive All Ireland finals appearances from 1985 through 1988.^[1] He comes from the Tommy Larkins hurling club in Woodford/Ballinakill. He regularly appears a hurling pundit on RTÉ's The Sunday Game.

Managerial career

Cyril Farrell is regarded as one of the great hurling managers of the modern era. From an early age he had a great interest in the coaching side of the game, beginning in 1973 when he started training the Galway minor inter-county team at the young age of twenty-three. This was a starting point for Farrell, and in 1978 he guided his native-county to All-Ireland success at under-21 level. Two years later Farrell had possibly his most exciting victory when he managed Galway to its first senior All-Ireland title since 1923. Three years later in 1983 he led the men from the west to a first All-Ireland title at minor level. Between 1985 and 1990 Farrell steered Galway to two further senior All-Ireland victories as well as two National Hurling League titles.

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