Anthony Tohill has been appointed as Ireland International Rules manager for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
The former Derry midfielder has had a lengthy involvement with the cross-code, both as a player and as a backroom team member.
The 38-year-old All-Ireland and All-Star winner played for the national side on eight occasions before retiring from the inter-county scene in 2003.
Tohill, who spent a period in Melbourne in the early 1990s playing AFL, was asked by his predecessor Seán Boylan to serve as a selector for 2006 series and toured with the successful team of 2008.
The new Ireland management team also includes Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston (Kerry), Kevin O’Brien (Wicklow) and Seán Óg de Paor (Galway), all of whom represented Ireland against Australia.
Tohill’s charges host Australia at Páirc na nGael, Limerick on Saturday, 23 October and at Croke Park a week later.
GAA president Criostóir Ó Cuana confirmed the new managerial line-up and wished its members and the team every success in this year’s series.
‘It gives me great pleasure to confirm that Anthony Tohill will lead the Irish International Rules challenge for 2010 and 2011,’ Ó Cuana revealed.
‘Few men are as indelibly linked to the series and memorable encounters with the Australians than Anthony, and if he shows the same traits of leadership in management that he did as a player we will be well served.
‘I am delighted with the calibre of selectors that he has chosen to serve alongside him and I have no doubt that they will inspire those players lucky enough to be selected for the panel by passing on their knowledge and passion for representing Ireland in the series.
‘The return of the series is a most welcome development and I know Limerick is hugely enthused about the prospect of hosting an Irish international team at Páirc na nGael.
‘These games have attracted huge crowds in the past and we are looking forward to similarly strong support for the 2010 series later in the year.’
