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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Mac Ualtair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Turloughmore,County Galway,Ireland | ||
| Occupation | ol | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Turloughmore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1oireachtas 1992 | ||
| Connacht titles | 2 Keogh cups 1994 1995 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 Christy Ring cups 2005/2007 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1 National hurling league 4 Connacht u 21 titles and 1 all Ireland U 21 title with Roscommon | |||
Séamus Qualter (born 1967) is anIrish formerhurler and hurlingmanager.
Born inTurloughmore,County Galway, Qualter played competitive hurling in his youth. At club level he is a one-timeConnacht medallist withTurlougmore. In addition to this he also won onechampionship medal with the club.
He managed Westmeath to the inaugural Christy Ring Cup triumph in 2005. That same year he was coach and manager of the Irish Shinty team when they played Scotland in Inverness. In 2006, Westmeath defeated Dublin in the Leinster Senior hurling quarter final, and he managed the team against Brian Cody's Kilkenny in the semi-final in Mullingar. Westmeath lost the game 1–23 to 1-7 attended by 8,500, a record for a Westmeath hurling game. He repeated his Christy Ring success in 2007 when Westmeath defeated Kildare in the final.
In 2011, he managed Roscommon to win division 2b of the national hurling league and in 2012 managed the same county to win the all Ireland b hurling title when they defeated Kildare in the final 3–17 to 3–16 in Thurles.
After retirement from playing Qualter became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has managed St. Faithleach'sGaelic football team in Roscommon. During his tenure as manager of theWestmeath senior hurling team, Qualter delivered twoChristy Ring Cup titles, while he also took charge of the Westmeath minor hurlers.[1] He later served as manager of theRoscommon under-21 and senior hurling teams.[2]
He joined the management team of Stephen Sheil atSligo upon Sheil's appointment in 2023.[3][4]
His father,P. J. Qualter, played hurling forGalway from 1966 until 1977, while his son,Danny, is arugby union player forNottingham Rugby.[5]
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| Preceded by | Westmeath Senior Hurling Manager 2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Roscommon Senior Hurling Manager 2009–2013 | Succeeded by |
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