Gallagher's Naas club coaching role now in doubt

Former Derry shot head Rory Gallagher's assignment to a coaching domiciled pinch Kildare elder nine champions Naas is reported to beryllium successful doubt.

On Sunday, nan Kildare nine confirmed Gallagher's presence to nan backroom squad of head Joe Murphy successful a little statement.

However, nan Leinster Leader said connected Monday, external that Naas had performed a u-turn pinch Gallagher's assignment not now going up and a number of different akin media reports person since appeared.

BBC Sport NI has contacted nan Naas nine and GAA office astatine Croke Park.

Sunday's Naas connection said: "Joe Murphy has been reappointed into nan domiciled of Naas elder shot head for 2025.

"Joe has confirmed that his guidance squad will dwell of Rory Gallagher, Padraic Cribben, Kevin Martin, Martin Sweeney and Fionn Higgins."

Gallagher was linked pinch a return to nan Derry elder shot manager's position successful nan autumn but nan Oak Leaf County yet chose Paddy Tally arsenic Mickey Harte's successor.

The Fermanagh man managed Derry to a first Ulster title successful 24 years successful 2022 but stood down successful nan build-up to nan county's provincial last quality 12 months later aft allegations of maltreatment were made by his estranged woman Nicola Gallagher, which he denied.

He was past "temporarily debarred" by nan GAA successful September 2023 erstwhile an independent sheet was asked to analyse claims.

The erstwhile Donegal and Fermanagh head successfully challenged that disbarment past February, and a connection from his solicitors successful September said location was nary "legal impediment" to forestall him returning to a elder domiciled successful nan game.

"Our customer afloat intends to return to inter region guidance successful nan adjacent future," nan connection continued.

"Two abstracted investigations person led - rightly - to decisions by nan PPS not to prosecute. Mr Gallagher has not been charged pinch a azygous offence."

Gallagher had a coaching domiciled pinch Monaghan nine Corduff successful 2024.

Naas person won 4 successive Kildare Football titles and reached nan Leinster Club Finals successful 2021 and 2023 erstwhile they were defeated connected some occasions by Kilmacud Crokes.