Galway hurling board claim outside manager ‘hasn’t been discussed in any way’

THE chairman of the Galway hurling board has dismissed suggestions the Tribesmen have been in touch with a number of potential managers from outside the county to take over from John McIntyre.

McIntyre is battling to stay in charge of Galway for a fourth season amid speculation that the board have sounded out a number of potential successors such as Davy Fitzgerald and Donal O’Grady.

There have also been suggestions that Galway were interested in talking to former Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy and his coach Eamon O’Shea. But Joe Byrne said that while he had heard stories circulating in the county, Galway officials had not been in contact with potential successors to McIntyre.