Harte crowned Philips Sports Manager of the Year

Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte was crowned Philips Sports Manager of the Year for 2005 at a ceremony in Dublin's Berkeley Court Hotel yesterday.

The 53-year-old Harte, who guided the Red Hands to a second All-Ireland SFC title in three seasons in September, joins a select band of managers who have claimed the award, including, over the past few years, Mick McCarthy, Brian Cody and Eddie O'Sullivan.