Micko decision due next week

It will be known on September 9 whether Mick O'Dwyer is staying on as Wicklow senior football manager.

At a meeting of the Wicklow County Board last night, Chairman Andy O'Brien said that O'Dwyer has requested 10 more days to decide whether his immediate future is with the Garden County side.

O'Brien explained that Wicklow board officials had met O'Dwyer on two occasions in recent weeks, and it was agreed to give him until September 9 to make a decision.

The Kerryman, who has managed Wicklow since 2007, has the full backing of the Wicklow County Board and the county's clubs to seek another term.

However, a number of managerless counties have been linked with him, including Limerick and Mayo most recently, and he may opt for a fresh challenge elsewhere.