Westport United FC is delighted to announce that Joe Kelly has been appointed as the new manager of the club’s Premier League team with Eamon Daly joining as Assistant Manager.

Joe’s recent coaching background at underage level is of the highest calibre, having coached underage teams at club and county level, winning many honours at club level and also winning the SFAI Regional Cup Final at different age groups he has guided teams to SFAI Cup semi-finals.

At county level he took Mayo to the Kennedy Cup and was manager of the Mayo U.12 team that won the SFAI Inter League title back in 2014. No Stranger to coaching at Junior Level either Joe was a successful Player/Coach in the previous Premier league winning team Under then Manager Dave Lyons in 2006.

Joe has been working on obtaining his Coaching Qualifications over the past number of years and after reaching the Highest National Qualification he is due shortly to obtain his UEFA B License and in doing so will become to date the only Westport United coach to attain such a prestigious acclamation.