Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Taking charge: Dessie Sloyan and Eamonn O'Hara.INPHO. FreeRatified Sligo appoint Sloyan and O'Hara as joint senior football managers Donegal 2012 All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee is also involved. 9.41am, 29 Jul 2025 Share options DESSIE SLOYAN AND Eamonn O’Hara have been appointed as joint managers of the Sligo senior football team on a three-year term. The Sligo GAA county committee ratified the appointment last night, and it was announced on social media this morning. The county committee night ratified the appointment of 5 intercounty management teams for the 2026 season. Dessie Sloyan @EaskeyGAA and Eamonn O'Hara @TourlestraneGaa ween installed as joint senior football managers for a three-year term pic.twitter.com/R8gfqC9YPK— Sligo GAA (@sligogaa) July 29, 2025 Advertisement Donegal 2012 All-Ireland winner Eamonn McGee is also involved as coach/selector, with Con O’Meara named as head coach. Sean Boyle will continue as strength and conditioning coach, with further additions planned ahead of the 2026 inter-county season. Sloyan steered the Sligo U20s to a Connacht championship title in 2022, while similarly, O’Hara has been making his way in management since finishing his playing career. The 2007 Connacht champion guided Mohill to back to back Leitrim senior football titles in ’23 and ’24, and was co-manager of his home club, Tourlestrane, as they won five Sligo senior crowns. He previously worked with Sloyan and the county’s U20s. The former Sligo footballers succeed Tony McEntee, who stepped down last month after five years at the helm. 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