Beyond the garden gate: Are inter-county GAA teams ready to turn native?

The number of native managers in inter-county football and hurling has grown to 28

Moyle Rovers man Niall Fitzgerald recently took over as Tipperary football manager. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

An inventory of the 62 senior inter-county managers on the island of Ireland finds over 43% of them can be considered outside.

With Tipperary having replaced the late Philly Ryan with Moyle Rovers man Niall Fitzgerald as their football boss and Louth earlier this month announcing Paddy McArdle and Diarmuid Murphy are stepping up from their roles as selectors to take over the hurlers with Laois native Derek Dunne, the number of native managers is set to grow to 28, 14 in football.