 In his last year as a player, Kearney completed his UEFA B Licence and then moved to the United States after his retirement at the end of 2015, where he spent a year coaching full-time at Premier UK Soccer in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area.In January 2017, he returned to Ireland and joined his last club, Cork City, as a first team coach.Kearney later also assumed the role of head coach of the club’s Under 17 side.