Kevin Quinn praises Wicklow manager Oisín McConville for his guidance
Michael Bolton
Wicklow forward Kevin Quinn has praised manager Oisín McConville for his guidance as he continues to learn from the former Armagh footballer.
Since McConville took over as manager in 2022, Quinn has become one of Wicklow's most important players, playing a key role in the full-forward line.
In McConville — who was instrumental in Armagh's All-Ireland win in 2002 — he has one of the best possible mentors.
Speaking to BreakingNews.ie, Quinn praised McConville for the confidence he instils in the team.
“Oisín has a huge belief in the talent we have. I think we probably need to believe in our capabilities a bit more — believe we can go into games against anyone and come out with a result.
“It’s something we’ve been working on and something we can keep developing, I suppose. I genuinely think that on our day, if we play the way we want to play, we can turn over anyone.
“It’s great having someone like McConville pulling you for chats and giving you a bit of insight as a forward. Oisín is obviously someone who’s been there and done that, so any bit of advice you get from him is huge.”
There have been positive signs from Wicklow so far this season.
After narrowly missing out on promotion from Division Four, they gave Dublin a strong challenge in the Leinster quarter-final.
In their Tailteann Cup group, they will face Offaly, Laois, and Waterford. Their season ended at the quarter-final stage last year, when they were beaten by eventual winners Down — but Quinn is confident Wicklow can go further this time.
“You can’t really accept defeat, but we did show in patches against Dublin what we can do, even against opposition like that.
“We definitely need more consistency in our performances. There are positives to take, so hopefully we can carry those into the Tailteann.
“I think the Tailteann this year is probably the most competitive since it started, so we’re looking to hit the ground running in our first match against Offaly.”
