Gavin Devlin has been appointed as the new Louth manager on a three-year term, replacing Ger Brennan.
Louth GAA confirmed the news this evening, adding that Peter Dooley will be installed as assistant manager, having served as a coach during Brennan's term, which yielded an emotional Leinster title victory this season.
Devlin, centre-back on Tyrone's 2003 All-Ireland winning team, was previously head coach in Louth during Mickey Harte's managerial reign between 2020 and 2023.
The Ardboe clubman has been a long-time lieutenant of his former manager Harte, having been a coach and selector with Tyrone in the 2010s, before the successful stint in Louth and the ill-fated spell in Derry.
After the pair left Derry following the 2024 season, they went their separate ways, with Devlin taking on a role of underage football development co-ordinator in Louth this year.
Devlin's predecessor Brennan departed the role earlier this month after a historic second season in charge, in which Louth claimed a first Leinster title in 68 years, subsequently losing at the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final stage to Donegal.
