Andy Moran hails emotional day for football-mad Leitrim after promotion to Division 3

After sealing their promotion to Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, Leitrim manager Andy Moran paid tribute to his players and the county's supporters on what, in his own words, was an emotional day in the aftermath of the win over Tipperary.

The six-point win over the Premier at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada ensured that the Connacht outfit will play at a higher level in 2025, while also securing a first Croke Park outing in five years with a Division 4 final against Laois to come on Easter Saturday.

Moran was not short for words when he spoke to RTÉ Radio's Sunday Sport on finally securing an escape from the bottom tier.

"Division 4 is so competitive and it really kind of preps you with the teams being so even," he said.

"You see how well Sligo are doing since they went up to Division 3.

"We won a game with a last-minute penalty [against Wexford] and lost a game after a last-minute goal against Carlow. Last week against Laois they got a free that hit the post with the last kick of the game. It such a tight division; we are just delighted, delighted for the people of Leitrim and for the players that we came out on top today.

"We're going to Division 3 and I heard a lot of noise during the week about killing league finals; they can kill them all they want for Divisions 1 and 2 but they won't be killing them for Divisions 3 and 4. Páirc Seán at the end of the game was amazing; it was emotional.

"Leitrim is a football-mad county and to bring them people to Croke Park, well it's going to be an amazing day. The week is going to be green and yellow around Carrick-on-Shannon and all the towns around Leitrim."

This is Moran's third year at the helm. They were close to escaping from Division 4 last year, losing narrowly to