Mickey Graham has joined Padraic Joyce’s Galway backroom team just two weeks after ending his short-lived stint as Leitrim boss.
Former Cavan manager Graham took the Leitrim job in August, replacing Mayo legend Andy Moran, on a three-year term, but left earlier this month with Leitrim GAA saying “circumstances beyond his control” prompted his exit.
Following a Galway county committee meeting on Thursday evening, Graham was confirmed as part of Joyce’s backroom team with the Tribesmen boss extending his own term until 2026.
Before joining Moran’s Leitrim backroom team ahead of the 2024 season, Graham managed his native county Cavan for five years, leading them to a shock Ulster title in 2020.
He was also part of Joyce’s Connacht backroom team during last weekend’s inter-provincial series at Croke Park, where Gaelic football’s proposed new rules were trialled.
Galway selectors John Concannon, John Divilly and Micheal O Domhnaill are also staying on with the beaten All-Ireland finalists, while David Morris has joined Graham on the coaching ticket.
