How to appoint a GAA manager: ‘The interview process is key to get right man’

Kevin McStay and Billy Lee explain their experiences of the process behind GAA inter-county managerial appointments

A DAY TO SAVOUR: Roscommon manager Kevin McStay urges his troops on during their famous 2017 Connacht SFC final victory over Galway at Pearse Stadium. However, McStay had to navigate a delicate situation to get the job in the first place. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

In a back room of the Limerick House Hotel, the selection committee gathered to mull over who would take charge of the Shannonsiders senior football team for 2017.

John Brudair stood down with the side at a low ebb, without a Munster Championship win since 2012 and relegated to Division 4. One of the committee members was late.