Leo Turley is a former gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 player from County Laois

County Laois

County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

 in Ireland.

Playing career

Leo played for the Laois

Laois GAA

The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...

 senior football team from the late 1980s until the 1990s primarily as a forward. During that period he was widely regarded as one of the top players in the country in his position.

In 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath GAA

Meath GAA

The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...

 in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship

The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...

.

He began his club football career with his native O'Dempseys

O'Dempseys

O'Dempseys Gaelic Athletic Association club is a gaelic football club in Killenard, County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1951, won the Laois Junior Football Championship title in that same year and followed up by winning the Laois Intermediate Football Championship title the following...

 with whom he won underage honours and also played for the Éire Óg club in Carlow

Carlow

Carlow is the county town of County Carlow in Ireland. It is situated in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. County Carlow is the second smallest county in Ireland by area, however Carlow Town is the 14th largest urban area in Ireland by population according to the 2006 census. The...

 and Leixlip

Leixlip GAA

Leixlip GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland. They were senior football finalists in 1986, club of the year 1979, and home club of Matt Goff who featured on the Kildare millennium football team at full-back....

 in Kildare

Managerial career

Leo started his management career with Fenagh in Carlow in 1997 then taking over at Arles/Killeen in Laois before moving to Blackhall Gaels in County Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

 who he guided to the Meath Senior Football Championship title in 2003.

He also managed his native club O'Dempseys

O'Dempseys

O'Dempseys Gaelic Athletic Association club is a gaelic football club in Killenard, County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1951, won the Laois Junior Football Championship title in that same year and followed up by winning the Laois Intermediate Football Championship title the following...

 in 2004 and 2005 and since then has been manager of Confey

Confey GAA

Confey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland and won Kildare's Club of the Year award in 2004.-Honours:Kildare GAA Club of the Year 2004Hurling...

 in Kildare, before taking charge of the Gracefield

Gracefield

-Railway:*Gracefield Branch, a section of railway line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand...

club in Offaly for the 2010 season.