Michael Ryan (born 9 August 1955) is a retired Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played in various positions for The Nire–Fourmilewater club teams. In retirement from playing Ryan became involved in team management. As manager and selector of the Waterford, Laois and Dublin inter-county teams he has won seven All-Ireland. With the Ballymacarbry ladies' football team Ryan won multiple All-Ireland club titles while he also gained a wealth of experience training various club teams in hurling. Ryan was the manager of the Waterford senior hurling team for the 2012 and 2013 seasons and took over as Westmeath senior hurling team manager in October 2014. Playing career Club Ryan played hurling with the Fourmilewater club and Gaelic football with the sister club called The Nire. He won a county minor championship medal as a midfielder and played with their adult teams up until he was 35 years old. He began coaching/training Fourmilewater hurling Team in 1979 and won an intermediate county medal playing at full forward that year. In 1983 he trained/coached The Nire football team that won the county Intermediate championship whilst playing at corner forward. He was a member of The Nire team that was beaten in the senior county final in 1987 and 1989 and retired from playing in 1990. Managerial career Ladies' football Ryan made a name for himself as coach of the Ballymacarbry club team. As the new All-Ireland club championship emerged in the late eighties, Ryan's Ballymacarbry won their first All-Ireland title in 1989. It was the first of a remarkable nine All-Ireland titles in ten years. As a result of his success at club level, Ryan took charge of the Waterford senior ladies' football team in the early nineties. In 1991 the team reached the All-Ireland final for the first time. Laois provided the opposition, however, Ryan's team prevailed on a score line of 5–8 to 3–7. Waterford made it two-in-a-row in 1992 with another defeat of Laois. After being beaten in their attempt for three-in-a-row, Waterford reached the All-Ireland decider again in 1994. A 2–10 to 0–12 defeat of Monaghan gave Ryan a third All-Ireland title as manager. Waterford retained their title in 1995, following another defeat of Monaghan. Monaghan got the better of Waterford in 1997, however, the teams faced off again in the All-Ireland decider of 1998, the first Ladies football final that was ever televised live. A draw was