Bradley named Saffrons boss

DERRY man Liam Bradley has been appointed Antrim senior football manager. He succeeds Jody Gormley, who brought his two-year reign to an end after the Tommy Murphy Cup final victory over Wicklow.

The appointment, which was announced by the Antrim County Board late on Thursday night, marks Bradley’s first inter-county managerial job and comes after he lost out to Damien Cassidy in the race to take charge of his native county.

Bradley is the father of Derry senior duo Paddy and Eoin, who were on the Glenullin team that he guided to Derry SFC success last year. He has been installed as manager for a three-year term with an annual review to be held after each season. Niall Conway, who led the Derry minors to last year’s All-Ireland final, is his assistant.