GAA President Jarlath Burns said he wanted to let Naas “know the reservations” that he had about them appointing Rory Gallagher as coach. It was recently reported that the GAA President had emailed the Kildare club with his concerns after it was revealed that the Belleek man was set to be part of the club’s […]
Naas do U-turn on Gallagher appointment
FORMER Fermanagh manager Rory Gallagher is reportedly out of the running to be part of the new coaching setup at Naas, despite speculation that his appointment as coach was imminent. Earlier this morning (Monday), it was believed that the former Derry GAA boss was set to be part of a coaching team at Naas in […]
Prominent GAA member Gerry Gallagher passes away
FORMER Fermanagh underage GAA manager and player Gerry Gallagher has passed away. Formerly from The Commons in Belleek, Mr Gallagher, who was deep rooted in the GAA and captained Fermanagh Under-21s to the All-Ireland Final in 1971, passed away on Monday. A long-serving member of Erne Gaels Belleek GAA club, Mr Gallagher was central when […]
GAA committee set up following Gallagher allegations
The review was prompted by domestic abuse allegations made against former Fermanagh and Derry football manager, Rory Gallagher.
Gallagher free to resume coaching career
RORY Gallagher is free to return to Gaelic games activity following the lifting of the suspension imposed on the former Derry manager. A temporary ban was placed on Gallagher by the Ulster Council in September, however, it was overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA). The Ulster Council adopted a position last September to temporarily ban Gallagher […]
Rory Gallagher cleared from ban after DRA appeal
THE GAA’s Disputes Resolutions Authority has declared ‘invalid the decision’ to bar former Fermanagh manager Rory Gallagher from coaching. This morning [Wednesday], the DRA found in favour of the former Derry GAA boss in a case he brought against an Ulster Council judgement which precluded him from coaching teams. “Our award will declare invalid the […]
Answers sought on decision not to prosecute Gallagher
THE decision not to prosecute Rory Gallagher for domestic abuse has been called into question by lawyers representing his wife Nicola. In a Facebook post earlier this month, Nicola Gallagher claimed she had suffered two decades of physical abuse from her estranged husband. Mr Gallagher, who played for and coached Fermanagh GAA, stepped down from his role […]
Gaels distance themselves from tweets amid abuse claims
ENNISKILLEN Gaels have distanced themselves from three retweets on their Twitter account regarding Derry manager Rory Gallagher’s domestic violence allegations. Three tweets by sports writer and author, Ewan MacKenna, about the influence of social media in the domestic violence claims against Mr Gallagher, were retweeted by the Fermanagh club. In his three tweets, Mr MacKenna made his […]
Rory Gallagher resigns as Derry GAA manager
Ciaran Meenagh will take over as the county’s senior football manager.
Fermanagh ‘never got official domestic abuse complaint’
THE GAA Fermanagh County Board has said it did not receive any ‘official complaints’ of domestic abuse about its former manager Rory Gallagher, who led the Erne county to the Ulster Championship Final in 2018. The statement comes after Nicola Gallagher, the estranged wife of former Erne boss Gallagher, said she had made allegations against […]