Colm O'Rourke has stepped down as Meath senior football manager after two years in charge.
O'Rourke was not in a position to announce replacements for outgoing selectors Barry Callaghan and Stephen Bray in time for a deadline set by the Meath County Board of Monday, as his preferred selectors were still involved with clubs.
The County Board had been undertaking a planned review of the former Sunday Game analyst's tenure since Meath's season ended in June but he had been expected to stay on if new selectors were put forward.
"Everyone in Meath GAA express their heartfelt thanks to Colm and his management team for their hard work over the past two years," Meath said in a statement.
"During that time, there has been a major change over in the panel with a large number of players getting their first taste of senior inter-county football. This group will, undoubtedly, form the basis of Meath teams for many years.
"Colm and his team managed this transition and along the way managed to win the Tailteann Cup in 2023. The players will have benefitted enormously by learning from Meath legends like Colm and his selectors: Stephen Bray, Barry Callaghan and Trevor Giles; as well as from the vastly experienced Shane Supple."
O'Rourke, a Meath great from his playing days, was initially appointed on a three-year term in September 2022, replacing Andy McEntee.
After a bright start to the 2023 season, their form deteriorated over the course of the league, and they wound up only narrowly avoiding relegation. Defeat to Offaly in the Leinster championship saw them demoted to the Tailteann Cup, regarded as a historic low point for the Meath footballers at the time.
However, they rallied over the remainder of the summer, making their way through the Tailteann campaign and ultimately beating Down in the Croke Park decider.
While the county retained its Division 2 status in 2024, the championship campaign was a let-down, with three losses from three in the All-Ireland SFC group phase, the nadir being a 10-point defeat to neighbours Louth in the opening game.
