Tommy Murphy Cup finalists Leitrim have been boosted ahead of the 2007 season with the news that Dessie Dolan senior is remaining on as manager.

The Leitrim county board’s search for a senior football manager has ended with the appointment of Dessie Dolan Snr.

The Leitrim county board are on the verge of announcing their new football manager.

TREVOR GILES will appeal to the Leinster Council tonight against the four-week suspension that rules him out of Sunday’s Meath SFC final.