Donegal GAA academy coaching staff quit after Karl Lacey resignation

RESIGNED: Former Donegal selector Karl Lacey, right. File pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Donegal County Board will meet to try and rectify a mass walk-out from its Academy coaches who say they “have lost confidence in the governance of Donegal GAA.” The Donegal GAA Academy had been running for two years under Head of Academy Development Karl Lacey, who resigned from the position on Friday last citing “a lack of support.” 

In a show of solidarity for Lacey, his departure was followed by a mass resignation from all coaches in the county - believed to be numbered at approximately 40 - with only Leo McLoone’s management team with the U-20s and the U-17 panel, who are managed by Luke Barrett, remaining in place for now.