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Irish Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Mark Doran to succeed Andy McEntee as Antrim Football boss
Mark Doran will succeed Andy McEntee as the new Antrim senior football manager. Nominations for the role, which was vacated by Andy McEntee after three years in charge, closed at the end of July. Paddy Bradley had been the early front-runner, but withdrew his name while former Louth boss Colin Kelly and Barry Dillon, who led Ulster University to Sigerson Cup glory in 2024, were also linked with the role. It is understood that Colm Nally was part of Kelly's potential backroom team and the Drogheda native was interviewed for the role before withdrawing from the race last week. Dillon was also nominated for the post, but is currently focused on managing Tyrone club Ardboe. Doran, who managed Monaghan side Ballybay to a county title in 2022, also had coaching spells with the Clare and Roscommon footballers and is currently with Slaughtneil. The Derry SFC got under way last weekend with the Emmet's recording an impressive 2-22 to 1-12 win over Kilrea to set up a second round clash with Bellaghy. The Longstone clubman stepped down as Slaughtneil manager last season following their semi-final loss to Glen, but was reappointed to the role back in March. It is expected that he'll continue in his role with Slaughtneil until their season is over. In a statement, Antrim GAA said: The Antrim County Committee are pleased to confirm that Mark Doran has been appointed as Manager of the Antrim Senior Football Team. "Over the past number of years, Mark has been involved at the highest levels of the game, including coaching roles with Down, Clare, and Roscommon senior football teams, and team management with Ballybay and Slaughtneil. "His contributions have been widely praised across the counties he has worked with, helping teams improve performance and compete at provincial and national levels." Antrim Chairperson Seamus McMullan added: "'Mark has built a solid reputation as a coach and manager. His depth of experience and understanding of the modern game make him an ideal fit to lead our Senior Footballers forward. 'We wish Mark and the panel the very best and look forward to the 2026 season." Doran's full management and backroom team will be confirmed over the coming weeks. McEntee stepped down in June after three seasons in charge of the Saffrons. Antrim lost out to Armagh in the Ulster SFC quarter-final. They reached the last four of the Tailteann Cup in each of McEntee's first two years in charge, but lost out to Wexford in the preliminary quarter-finals this season and were also relegated to Division Four in the spring. Antrim suffered a further blow earlier this summer when captain Dermot McAleese, 31, announced his shock retirement from county football.
BBC News
8 hours ago
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- BBC News
Doran named new Antrim boss
Mark Doran has been named the Antrim senior football Slaughtneil boss will replace Andy McEntee, whose three-year term in charge of the Saffrons came to an end after their Tailteann Cup defeat against Wexford in who was linked to the Derry job last year before it went to Paddy Tally, had also been working with Roscommon footballers under then manager Davy Burke. Antrim county committee chairperson Seamus McMullan said Doran's "depth of experience" was an important factor in his successful application for the job. Before the Rossies, Doran held inter-county coaching roles with his native Down and Clare."Mark has built a solid reputation as a coach and manager," McMullan said."His depth of experience and understanding of the modern game make him an ideal fit to lead our senior footballers forward."
RTÉ News
9 hours ago
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- RTÉ News
Slaughtneil boss Mark Doran installed as new Antrim manager
Antrim have appointed Slaughtneil manager Mark Doran as their new inter-county football manager, replacing the departed Andy McEntee. The county confirmed the news in a statement this evening, Antrim GAA chairperson Seamus McMullan saying that Doran's "depth of experience and understanding of the modern game make him an ideal fit to lead our senior footballers forward". The former Down footballer remains the Slaughtneil manager for the 2025 club season. He had initially resigned after last year's Derry SFC loss to then All-Ireland champions Glen but was reappointed to the role in March. Doran had been strongly linked with the Derry job last year, following Mickey Harte's resignation but ultimately wound up taking a coaching role alongside Davy Burke in Roscommon. He previously held coaching roles with Down between 2019 and 2021, and had spells on the coaching ticket with Clare and Wicklow. In addition to that, he was co-manager of the Ballybay side that claimed the 2022 Monaghan SFC title. McEntee vacated the Antrim post after three seasons in charge, following their Tailteann Cup quarter-final loss to Wexford. The ex-Meath manager had succeeded in keeping Antrim in the third tier of the league in his opening two seasons, as well as reaching successive Tailteann Cup semi-finals, but the county will begin 2026 in Division 4 following relegation at the start of this year.
BBC News
11-08-2025
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- BBC News
Doran in the running for Antrim football role
Slaughtneil boss Mark Doran has emerged a candidate for the Antrim senior football manager's Saffrons have yet to appoint a successor to Andy McEntee, whose three-year term ended following the Tailteann Cup defeat against Wexford in June, with an invitation for applications sent out in native Doran was linked to the Derry job last year following the departure of Mickey Harte but instead took up a coaching role with Roscommon under manager Davy Burke, who has since previously held a coaching role with his native Down between 2019 and 2021, whilst helping guide Ballybay to the 2022 Monaghan title as co-manager. He has also held coaching roles in Clare and Wicklow before the switch to the Rossies in 2025. He stepped down as Slaughtneil manager following their Derry SFC semi-final defeat to Glen last year but was reappointed in for the Antrim job are due to take place on Monday evening with Louth's Colin Kelly also in the managed his home county to successive promotions from Division Four and Division Three in 2016 and 2017 before spells with Westmeath, Wicklow and most recently, Cavan club side Kingscourt in the frame is former St Brigid's manager Anthony McGrath, who was a coach under Stephen Poacher in Leitrim this year, while Barry Dillon, who led Ulster University to the 2024 Sigerson Cup, has also been Bradley had been linked to the role, but last week it emerged he had withdrawn from the race.
The Irish Sun
02-06-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Mark Doran urges Roscommon to ‘go after' Cork showdown as Meath draw keeps All-Ireland hopes alive
ROSCOMMON selector Mark Doran encouraged his team's players to go after their do-or-die clash with Cork with 'everything they have' after their stalemate against Meath on Saturday. The 2 Roscommon selector Mark Doran has urged the team to kick on in the clash against Cork 2 Roscommon and Meath played out a thrilling draw at Dr hyde Park But with the wind at their backs and Enda Smith's return to form, they kicked five second-half two-pointers to Their final day opponents Cork have none but will be looking to leapfrog the Rossies on neutral ground to snatch an All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final place. Doran said after the 'We asked them to go out and turn up, go and play for your jersey, go and play for your family, go and play for your clubs. read more on football "They did that and I'm delighted with them because I know the work they've put in. 'Hopefully we'll have more games after it but we're going to have to go after the Cork game with everything we have. 'We'll review, knuckle down and prepare for Cork. But there are no more safety nets.' James Conlon hit 0-6 as Meath continued to put their recent Leinster final disappointment against Louth behind them by moving on to three points and ensuring knockout football ahead of their meeting with Kerry. Most read in GAA Football Manager Robbie Brennan was satisfied that his team showed character in not letting the game get away from them after shipping the two early goals. He said: 'Any day you concede two goals and come out with a draw, you probably just have to accept that.' Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - ROSCOMMON 2-15 MEATH 0-21 SCORERS — Roscommon: D Murtagh 1-4, E Smith 0-6, 3tp; B O'Carroll 1-0; D Cregg 0-2; S Lambe 0-1; D Ruane 0-1, C Murtagh 0-1f. Meath: J Conlon 0-6, 1tp; R Kinsella 0-3; B Hogan 0-2, 1tpf, B Menton 0-2, 1tp, C Duke 0-2, 1tp; J Morris 0-2, E Frayne 0-2; S Coffey 0-1, M Costello
