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11 Dec 2025

Leitrim flavour to Declan Bonner's new Fermanagh Senior Football management team

Fermanagh and Leitrim: Three former Leitrim senior stars and a former coach named in Declan Bonner's backroom team ahead of 2026 season

Leitrim flavour to Declan Bonner's new Fermanagh Senior Football management team

New Fermanagh Senior team manager Declan Bonnar pictured with former Leitrim players Nevin O'Donnell, Emlyn Mulligan and Paul Brennan and former Leitrim coach Aidan McCarron Picture: Fermanagh GAA

Fermanagh's Senior football management team will have a distinctly Leitrim flavour in 2026 after Declan Bonner announced his management team which features three former Green & Gold starters plus a former Leitrim selector ahead of the new gaelic football season.

Announcing the news on X, Fermanagh GAA revealed that the 1992 All-Ireland winner and former two time Fermanagh SFC winning manager with Erne Gaels had appointed former Melvin Gaels duo Paul Brennan and Emlyn Mulligan as well as former Leitrim keeper Nevin O'Donnell to his management team.

Completing the Leitrim link-up was Tyrone's Aidan McCarron who served as a Leitrim coach and selector in 2014 under Sean Hagan.

Mulligan & O'Donnell had joined forces in 2024 when they stepped into the role of managers at Fenagh St Caillins and were desperately unlucky to see their team losing to an injury time point against eventual champions Mohill in the semi-finals while Brennan acted as coach for Bonner during their two successful years with Erne Gaels.

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