Michael Moyles

Michael Moyles is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina and the Mayo county team. He also managed the Mayo ladies' football team from 2021 to 2023 where they won their first silverware since 2016.

Background Moyles is from the St Mary's Park area of Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland where he was educated at Crossmolina St Tiernan's Boys' National School and Gortnor Abbey Secondary School. He was introduced to Gaelic by his primary school teacher John Cosgrove. Moyles played alongside Ciarán McDonald for Crossmolina and Mayo. He represented Mayo at all levels.

Personal life Moyles is currently a teacher in St Tiernan's College, Crossmolina.

Player Moyles came through the Crossmolina Deel Rovers system alongside Ciarán McDonald, Peadár Gardiner and Stephen Rochford. He was part of the talented Crossmolina team that won six Moclair Cups between 1995 and 2006. Moyles won the Sigerson Cup with Sligo IT in 2004, but his career was cut short due to a spinal injury.

Moyles has Connacht Championship, National League, Sigerson Cup and All-Ireland club Championship medals.

He has been a trainer for Leitrim.

Moyles was a coach for Knockmore, helping them to the semi-finals of the 2015 Mayo Championship and the final in the following year.

In January 2021, Moyles was announced as the new Mayo LGFA manager, and coached the side to semi-final appearances in both the league and championship campaigns. In 2023 Moyles stepped down as manager after three semi-final championship appearances and winning the Connacht championship once, the first silverware the Mayo ladies team had acquired since 2016.

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