Andy McEntee
Gaelic football manager
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Andy McEntee is a Gaelic football manager. He was manager of the Antrim county team between 2022 and 2025, having managed his native Meath between 2016 and 2022.
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Career
McEntee managed Meath to the final of the 2012 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He led Ballyboden St Enda's of Dublin to the 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. He was named as Meath manager in August 2016.
In 2019, he led Meath back to Division 1 of the National Football League for the first time since 2006.[1]
He led Meath to Leinster finals in 2018 and 2019.[2][3]
He left after Meath exited the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[4]
Then McEntee was unexpectedly appointed as Antrim county football team senior manager on a three-year term.[5][6]
He saw out that term, and then stepped down.[7]
Personal life
His son Shane plays for Meath.[8]
Andy McEntee is the younger brother of former Meath footballer, Gerry.[9] Another brother, Shane, was a Fine Gael politician, who was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2005 until his death in 2012.[8] His daughter Helen succeeded him.[8] Helen McEntee became her Minister for Justice in June 2020.