LAST UPDATE | 7 Oct 2021
ANDY MORAN HAS been appointed as the Leitrim senior football manager for the 2022 season.
The Mayo legend’s appointment was officially ratified last night following much speculation linking him to the position.
A statement from Leitrim GAA reads that Moran’s backroom team will consist of Ballaghadereen GAA man, Mike Solan as assistant manager, along with former Leitrim players Barry McWeeney and James Glancy as selectors.
“We are delighted to bring the process of selecting a person to lead the county’s senior Team into competitive action for the 2022 season to a conclusion with the appointment of the former Mayo senior footballer to this position.
“We look forward to a year of progress, as we, hopefully, head into a playing season in which normality will have resumed, following the continued Covid pandemic disruption of the 2020/2021 playing seasons.”
The42 previously reported that Leitrim county board had spoken to a number of candidates for the vacancy left by Terry Hyland.
It had been reported that Moran was set to be appointed as Hyland’s replacement, while former Galway boss Kevin Walsh and ex-Dublin coach Declan Darcy were also linked with the role.
Moran is joint-manager with his native Ballaghaderreen since January. The 37-year-old, who retired from inter-county duty in 2019, has also been linked with the Longford job in recent weeks.
Hyland stepped down as a manager after three years in charge following Leitrim’s 24-point loss to Mayo in the Connacht SFC in July.
He led Leitrim to promotion to Division 3 of the Allianz Football League in 2019, but they suffered relegation the following year and lost all three league games in 2021.
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