Rory Gallagher’s solicitor says ex-Derry boss ‘fully intends to return to inter-county management in the near future’

Speaking to the newspaper’s security correspondent, Connla Young, Darragh Mackin of Phoenix Law stated that “there is no legal barrier to our client returning to inter county GAA management.”

“Indeed, our client fully intends to return to inter-county management in the near future.”

The article also reveals that Gallagher has written, via his legal representatives, to the Derry county board to outline his position in relation to a return.

Gallagher initially “stepped back” initially from the Derry job on the eve of the 2023 Ulster final, explaining his reasons were “borne out of a desire to protect my children from the ongoing turmoil”, following allegations of domestic abuse by his ex-wife Nicola on social media.

He formally stepped down two days later but has been linked to a return ever since.

Gallagher was arrested in October 2021. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) received two investigation files from the PSNI, in January 2022 and June 2022. After the available…