Rory Gallagher will not return as Derry senior football manager after Oak Leaf officials ruled him out as a possible successor to Mickey Harte.

Former Derry GAA manager Rory Gallagher intends to return to inter-county management after successfully challenging his debarring in February

Derry have been without a manager since the departure of Mickey Harte and Gavin Devlin in the week following their All-Ireland quarter-final exit to Kerry in June. Any hopes they had of getting Malachy O’Rourke, manager of Derry and All-Ireland champions Glen, were scuppered when he took the Tyrone job a fortnight ago.

RORY GALLAGHER “FULLY intends to return to inter-county management in the near future,” according to the former Derry manager’s solicitor. Gallagher stepped down as the manager of the Derry senior footballers in May 2023 following domestic abuse allegations made by his estranged wife, Nicola Gallagher.

Gallagher released a statement saying he intends to return to inter-county management but Derry have ruled out a return.

Derry GAA has ruled out the possibility of former manager Rory Gallagher returning as their senior men’s football manager. The ex-Fermanagh star had been linked with a return to the high-profile Oakleaf job,

Gallagher stepped down as Oak Leaf boss ahead of last season’s Ulster SFC final following allegations of domestic abuse by his estranged wife Nicola

Derry GAA have ruled out the possibility of former manager Rory Gallagher returning as boss of the county's senior footballers. Derry has been without a manager since Mickey Harte's departure earlier this year.