Donegal have announced that their senior football manager Rory Gallagher has stepped down from his role.
The Fermanagh native completed his third season at the helm earlier this month, as his team were knocked out of the qualifiers by Galway; by a scoreline of 4-17 to 0-14.
Despite three underwhelming championships wins over Antrim, Longford and Meath, Donegal’s summer will be remembered for the heavy defeat to the Tribesmen and the 1-12 to 1-21 Ulster semi-final defeat to Tyrone.
After the departure of Jim McGuinness, Gallagher took over the county in October 2014. He brought the team to successive Ulster finals, before this season’s disappointments.
He had previously been involved as a selector and coach to the county when they won the 2012 All-Ireland under McGuinness.
The 38-year-old played for both Fermanagh and Cavan, and as well as his time involved with the Donegal team, he managed club side Kilcar in 2014.
Last September Donegal announced an extension to Gallagher’s term, to keep him in the job for another three years, with an option for a fourth year.
The county board released the following statement on Monday night on Twitter; “Donegal GAA wish to confirm Rory Gallagher has stood down as senior manager. Our thanks to Rory...full statement to follow.”
