Roscommon U-20 football captain and vice-captains unveiled
Eoghan Carthy, seen here in action against Mayo's Cathal Keaveney in last year's Connacht final, is this year's Roscommon U-20 football captain. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie
The Roscommon U-20 football captain and vice-captains for 2026 have been unveiled.
Speaking to the ahead of the start of this year’s provincial campaign, Roscommon U-20 manager Cian Smith confirmed that Eoghan Carthy (Roscommon Gaels) will be captain, while Niall Heneghan (Michael Glaveys) and Keelan Kelly (Pádraig Pearses) will be vice-captains.
Carthy is no stranger to the captaincy role, having led Roscommon CBS to last year’s All-Ireland Colleges’ B football championship crown.
Roscommon will open their Connacht championship campaign against Galway in Tuam Stadium on Wednesday next, March 18th, at 5.15 p.m. before hosting Sligo a week later.
Sam Hannon and Cathal Enright will miss the Galway game through injury.
Dean Casey (Ballinameen)
Gordan Casey (Ballinameen)
Cathal McKeon (Boyle)
Daire McDonald (Boyle)
John Curran (Castlerea St. Kevin’s)
Kevin Hester (Castlerea St. Kevin’s)
Liam Finneran (Castlerea St. Kevin’s)
Shay McGuinness (Clann na nGael)
Diarmuid O’Higgins (Clann na nGael)
Cathal Enright (Elphin)
Mark Carroll (Kilmore)
Darragh Devaney (Kilmore)
Niall Heneghan (Michael Glaveys, vice-captain)
Eoghan Murray (Oran)
Keelan Kelly (Pádraig Pearses, vice-captain)
Eoghan Carthy (Roscommon Gaels, captain)
Samuel Malec Hannon (Roscommon Gaels)
Conor Grogan (Roscommon Gaels)
Michael Gillooly (Roscommon Gaels)
John McGuinness (Roscommon Gaels)
Nikita Berzins (Shannon Gaels)
Declan Kennedy (Shannon Gaels)
Rory Coyle (St. Aidan’s)
Charlie O’Carroll (St. Brigid’s)
Colin Murray (St. Ciaran’s)
Eoin Collins (St. Croan’s)
Alan Conroy (St. Croan’s)
Cian Duggan (St. Dominic’s)
Adam Casey (St. Dominic’s)
Ruairi Kilcline (St. Dominic’s)
Ruadhan Henry (St. Michael’s)
Shane O’Dowd (St. Michael’s)
Seán McDonnell (Strokestown)
Stephen Tighe (Strokestown)
David Higgins (Western Gaels)
Patrick Gaynor (Western Gaels).
Management: Manager, Cian Smith (Boyle); Selectors, Tomás Gilleran (St. Dominic’s), Damien Tiernan (Kilmore), James Duignan (Clann na nGael), Ray Hannon (Boyle); Goalkeeping Coach, Darren O’Malley (Michael Glaveys).
