Leitrim set to extend Andy Moran's stay as senior manager

The management committee of Leitrim GAA have recommended that Andy Moran's current term as manager of the county's senior football side be extended to include the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Former Mayo star, Moran, was appointed as Leitrim boss last autumn. His first year at the helm saw a fourth-place finish in Division 4 of the Allianz League. A victory over London in the Connacht championship followed, before Galway inflicted a heavy defeat on Moran's side in the provincial semi-final.

In the Tailteann Cup, Leitrim recovered to impressively defeat Antrim in round one. That win set up a derby clash with Sligo in the quarter-final. It was an entertaining tussle in Carrick-on-Shannon, full of free-flowing football. The sides could not be separated after extra-time, with the Yeats County eventually holding their nerve in the penalty shootout to advance.

Moran, along with his fellow Ballaghaderreen clubman Mike Sloan, who is also part of the Leitrim management ticket, have both been mentioned as candidates to fill the vacancy left by James Horan's departure as Mayo boss.

However, it would seem that Leitrim are keen to keep their man, with Moran accepting the terms of the management committee's recommendation, subject to a county committee meeting in July.