Following Sunday's heartbreaking defeat against Cork in Croke Park, Brian Dowling has confirmed that he is stepping down as Kilkenny Senior Camogie manager.
The cats met Cork in the Glen Dimplex Camogie Senior All-Ireland Quarter Final, losing out by a solitary point in a 2.14 to 2.13 defeat.
— Kilkenny Camogie (@KilkennyCamogie) July 11, 2023
Dowling informed the County Board of his decision earlier this afternoon.
The O’Loughlin Gaels clubman had been with the Senior team for five years and felt that now was the right time to step away.
He was initially brought into the setup in 2019 as a coach with Ann Downey and later appointed Senior manager in 2020.
During his hugely-successful tenure, he led the South East side to two All-Ireland titles in 2020 and 2022 and was awarded two Manager of the Year awards for the same years.
He also lifted a VERY Camogie League Division 1 title in 2021 and four Leinster senior titles.
Kilkenny Camogie Chairperson said "Kilkenny Camogie would like to sincerely thank Brian and his entire backroom team for their commitment, dedication and work and most of all the professionalism that he has brought over the past five years.
"He is a two-time All-Ireland winning manager having won the titles with the panel in 2020 during the very trying Covid-19 period and again in 2022.
"The time that he has put into the panel has been second to none and he has always put the players welfare to the fore in his tenure.
"He has guided this panel of players to heights that many could dream of and he will be sorely missed.
"We wish Brian the very best in his future endeavours and we thank him wholeheartedly for what he has done for Kilkenny Camogie”
Kilkenny Camogie are now working to establish an appointments committee to source a new manager next season.
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