Peter Fitzpatrick sets Leinster final as target for new Louth boss Mickey Harte

Fitzpatrick said the subcommittee landed its number one target in Harte despite there being “between 40 and 50 people that were interested in managing the Louth team”.

Mickey Harte was the number one target for the Louth post, says Peter Fitzpatrick. Photo by Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

Former Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick, part of the subcommittee that secured Mickey Harte’s services, believes returning to a Leinster final and to Division 2 of the Allianz League are realistic targets.

Current Louth chairman Fitzpatrick was part of the five-man group that pulled off the audacious coup of convincing three-time All-Ireland winning Tyrone boss Harte to succeed Wayne Kierans.