Kieran Donnelly has been appointed as the new manager of the Fermanagh footballers.
The Brookeborough native replaces the outgoing Ryan McMenamin having previously worked with 'Ricey's' former Tyrone team-mate Peter Canavan when he was in charge of the Erne County.
He was one of two candidates interviewed for the job, with former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran missing out.
Donnelly is a well-known coach at schools level having taken charge of Omagh CBS for a number of years while he has also enjoyed success with a number of clubs, most notably in 2018 when he took Monaghan outfit Scotstown to the Ulster Club final where they lost to Donegal champions Gaoth Dobhair.
Donnelly’s selection was ratified at a meeting of Coiste Chontae Fhear Manach held this evening (Thursday).
Confirming his appointment, Fermanagh GAA said:
"We are delighted to be able to appoint someone with the experience, drive and ambition of Kieran Donnelly to this position.
"Kieran comes into this role as a successful coach and manager of the highest standard, with considerable experience of leading players in a high-performance environment and has an impressive managerial track record.
"We look forward with excitement to working with Kieran in implementing the main objectives of our current strategic plan and in developing not only the current group of players, but also those that are progressing along the player pathway in Fermanagh, to be the best that they can be."
While Donnelly’s backroom team is yet to be fully revealed, Tyrone coach Fergal Owens is understood to be a part of it.
