Louth on Derry's Harte move: We'd never approach a county that already had a manager in place

Fitzpatrick: Our main goal next year is to hang on to the status in Division 2. I think anything after that would be a bonus

DISAPPOINTMENT: New Derry manager Mickey Harte.

Louth GAA chairman Peter Fitzpatrick has launched a parting pot shot at Derry for poaching manager Mickey Harte.

Speaking at Monday night's county board meeting which ratified Dubliner Ger Brennan as the new Wee County boss, Fitzpatrick said Harte's exit and how it was handled had been among the lowest points of his GAA career.