Kieran Keane
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Andy Friend already looking like a good find for Connacht
- Pro14
- September 28, 2018, 06:00
When the Connacht hierarchy decided to dispense with the services of Kieran Keane, after just one season as head coach, it looked a little hasty. It a(...)

Jack Carty and Connacht primed for ‘month of champions’
- Pro14
- August 30, 2018, 06:00
For Connacht, TG4 has dubbed September the month of champions. The 2016 title winners kick off their Pro14 campaign against the 2015 champions Glasgow(...)

Wallabies' Kyle Godwin relishing new Connacht role
- Rugby
- August 23, 2018, 05:00
Australian international Kyle Godwin is ready to embrace the challenge of playing rugby in the northern hemisphere and says it was thanks to former co(...)

Connacht coach Friend brings a wealth of experience to new role
- Rugby
- May 25, 2018, 06:00
Connacht have at least been able to move quickly in appointing a successor to Kieran Keane and, aside from his wealth of experience, the attraction in(...)

Willie Ruane confirms Kieran Keane’s ‘immediate’ departure
- Pro14
- May 11, 2018, 13:57
Connacht and the IRFU have confirmed that Kieran Keane will depart the province “with immediate effect”. Following Friday morning’s announcement, Con(...)

Gerry Thornley: No such thing as a quiet week in Irish rugby
- Rugby
- May 8, 2018, 07:00
That was meant to have been a quiet week; just the Pro14 quarter-final between Munster and Edinburgh, and the Ulster Bank League final featuring Lansd(...)

Liam Toland: After 23 years of professional rugby are Irish provinces succeeding?
- Rugby
- May 4, 2018, 06:30
What is success? Dare I wonder, in this professional era, what Connacht coach Kieran Keane’s definition might be? In the beginning of professional rug(...)

Gordon D'Arcy: Everything is aligned for Leinster before Bilbao
- Rugby
- May 2, 2018, 07:00
My first experience of playing for Leinster against Connacht at the Sportsground was in October 1998. I was 18. I remember thinking before the game th(...)

Connacht set to confirm Keane's departure in the next day or two
- Rugby
- May 2, 2018, 06:00
Connacht had still to announce the departure of head coach Kieran Keane just one year into a three-year contract last night, but a statement confirmin(...)

Gerry Thornley: Kieran Keane didn’t get enough time with Connacht
- Rugby
- May 1, 2018, 06:35
News of Kieran Keane’s impending departure comes as a surprise, and completes a rollercoaster sole season in charge of the 2016 Guinness Pro12 champio(...)