Mickey McCann

This article is about the hurler. For the British television character, see List of Beautiful People characters § Mickey McCann.

Michael "Mickey" McCann is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He currently manages the Donegal county team and plays as goalkeeper for Burt.[1][2][3]

He played when Donegal won the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and scored a point in the final at Croke Park.[4][5]

On 25 October 2017, the county board announced McCann's appointment as senior manager on a two-year contract, with the possibility of a third year in charge also mentioned.[1][6] The county board had specifically identified him after all candidates nominated for the position were rejected as unsuitable.[7]

McCann led Donegal to first competitive victories over Derry and Down in the 2018 National Hurling League.[8][9][10] He later led Donegal to the 2018 and 2020 Nicky Rackard Cups.[11][12]

McCann played as a goalkeeper for Burt in the 2020 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship.[2]

He received the Special Recognition Award in January 2021, one of 12 awards given by the Donegal Sports Star Committee.[13] He collected the award at the end of that year.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Michael (Mickey) McCann appointed Senior Hurling Manager for 2018/2019". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Setanta face old foes Burt". Donegal News. 17 September 2020. p. 59. With their usual goalkeeper Paul Burns suffering a season-ending injury, Donegal senior team manager Mickey McCann is now wearing the Burt number one jersey.
  3. ^ "Boys are keen to get back hurling – Mickey McCann". Highland Radio. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Donegal 2–12 Tyrone 0–17". RTÉ Sport. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Donegal thriller at Croke Park". 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Mickey McCann appointed Donegal hurling manager". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ McNulty, Chris (23 September 2017). "County Board to headhunt hurling boss as candidates not deemed suitable". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Donegal make their own history: Donegal 4–17 Derry 2–9". Irish Independent. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ Comack, Tom (25 February 2018). "Donegal hurlers pull off an historic first win over Down in Letterkenny". Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. ^ Devlin, Michael (20 June 2018). "The Cullen family continues to deliver for Donegal hurling". Retrieved 20 June 2018. Down was one of the big games, we've never beat them before.
  11. ^ "Donegal crowned Nicky Rackard Cup champions". Donegal News. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. ^ Keane, Paul (23 November 2020). "Manager Mickey McCann: Many elements to Donegal's Nicky Rackard Cup triumph". The Irish News. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Oisin Orr is Overall Donegal Sports Star for 2020". Donegal News. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ^ Ferry, Ryan (11 November 2021). "McCann has hunger for another year with the county's hurlers". Donegal News. p. 63. 'There's a lot to think about when you have work and a young family', said McCann, who recently collected a Special Recognition award from the Donegal Sports Star Committee after a stellar 2020 season.