| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cadhla | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born | Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Garryspillane Galbally | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Limerick titles | 2 | 1 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994-1996 | Limerick | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:55, 15 September 2016. | |||
John Kiely is an Irish hurling manager and former selector, Gaelic footballer and hurler. He has been manager of the Limerick senior hurling team since 2016.[1]
Born in Galbally, County Limerick, Kiely first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. After beginning his club career at juvenile and underage levels, he later became a dual player at senior level with the Galbally and Garryspillane teams. Kiely won a total of three championship medals across both codes.
He was principal of The Abbey, a secondary school in Tipperary Town for 10 years, before taking up the role of deputy principal in 2023. He took a one-year career break from his role as deputy principal in 2024.[2] [3][4]
Two managers still standing are in education (John Meyler, a CIT lecturer, and John Kiely, principal of the Abbey School in Tipperary).