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Ó Flatharta gets Galway football job

The Tribesmen have appointed Tomas Ó Flatharta as their new senior football manager for at least three years.

GALWAY HAVE ANNOUNCED the appointment of Tomas Ó Flatharta as the new manager of their senior football team.

Former Westmeath manager Ó Flatharta succeeds Joe Kernan as manager and will take charge for an initial three years after his selection was approved at a Club delegate meeting on Thursday night in Loughgeorge.

The Tribesmen had been expected to make an appointment next week but came to a decision yesterday having also interviewed Galway minor boss Gerry Fahy, Matt Duggan and former All-Ireland winning selector Pete Warren for the vacant post

Galway were last night given a bye to the semi finals of the Connacht Senior Football Championship where they will face the winners of London v Mayo.

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