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Tipp man in frame to manage Liam MacCarthy side

A former Leinster and Munster senior hurling title winner has emerged as a candidate for the vacant position as Westmeath senior hurling manager

A former Leinster and Munster senior hurling title winner has emerged as a candidate for the vacant position as Westmeath senior hurling manager.

BY SHANE STAPLETON
Ryan Oโ€™Dwyer has emerged as a candidate for the vacant position as Westmeath senior hurling manager.

The Cashel King Cormacs native, who recently transferred home after spending several seasons with Kilmacud Crokes in Dublin, is vying for the job with Clonkill native Kevin Oโ€™Brien.

Oโ€™Dwyer has coaching experience with Longwood of Meath and Fingallians in Dublin, and as a player won both Munster and Leinster senior hurling titles.

Oโ€™Brien led Clonkill to back-to-back Westmeath SHC titles in recent seasons, and also has experience with the countyโ€™s Under-20 hurlers, as well as Offaly senior outfit Ballinamere.

โ€œThere is nothing definite, no,โ€ says Westmeath chairman Frank Mescall. โ€œWe are still looking and talking to people.

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โ€œYes, we would have talked to them alright,โ€ he adds of Oโ€™Dwyer and Oโ€™Brien.

โ€œThere would be other people as well that we are talking to. When exactly we will make the decision, I donโ€™t know.

โ€œItโ€™s a work-in-progress. Naturally enough, we would be looking to get it done as soon as possible.

โ€œIt has taken us a little longer than we thought, but itโ€™s about getting the right person and getting the right management team in place.

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โ€œOur hurlers are ambitious and they want to go places so we have to try to do that for them.โ€

Westmeath will play in the Leinster SHC for 2022 after beating Kerry in the Joe McDonagh final during the summer.

Manager Shane Oโ€™Brien stepped down at the end of the season after a successful two-year tenure, though his last game in charge was the delayed League relegation play-off defeat against Laois, which sees Westmeath drop to Division 2A in 2022.

The Lake County and Galway are the only remaining Liam MacCarthy teams who currently don’t have a manager in place for next season.

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