Ardboe rule out Gallagher for senior manager role

By Niall Gartland

ARDBOE O’Donovan Rossa have opted against the appointment of Rory Gallagher following a club committee meeting on Tuesday evening.

The Fermanagh native was understood to be in line for the club’s senior football management role, but it has now emerged that he is no longer in contention following a vote of committee members.

Ardboe O’Donovan Rossa declined to comment when contacted by the Ulster Herald.

Gallagher’s appointment, had it been ratified, would have marked a return to senior football management for the former Derry boss, who stepped down from his inter-county role in May 2023 following allegations of domestic violence made by his former wife.

He has denied the allegations.

The Public Prosecution Service confirmed in May 2023 that it had received two investigation files from the PSNI, but determined there was insufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction. Decisions not to prosecute were issued in both cases.

Gallagher has previously managed Donegal, Fermanagh and Derry at senior inter-county level, guiding Derry to the Ulster Senior Football Championship title in 2022.