Rory Gallagher free to resume coaching and managing teams after DRA rule in his favour

The former Derry football manager had been temporarily barred by the Ulster Council as they commissioned a safeguarding panel to look into domestic abuse allegations pertaining to his private life.

19 March 2023; Derry manager Rory Gallagher during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Derry and Clare at Derry GAA Centre of Excellence in Owenbeg, Derry. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Although the Disputes Resolution Authority ruled to lift Rory Gallagher’s debarment from GAA activity, the independent arbitration body said the initial decision of the Ulster Council “was not disproportionate on the facts of the case”.

Gallagher is free to resume coaching and managing teams after the DRA found in favour of the Fermanagh native against the Ulster Council’s debarring judgement.