Buckley new Mayo coach

Kerry native Donie Buckley has been appointed Mayo senior football coach.

The All-Ireland finalists were rocked by Cian O’Neill’s decision to take up a similar position in Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry backroom team. However, James Horan moved swiftly and, following a series of meetings with Buckley, appointed the Castleisland man to the position.

“This will take Mayo football onto a new level,” said James Horan.