Sports · Gaelic footballLongford manager quits: Andy McEntee leaves before managing a gameWritten November 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Longford manager quits.0:01Andy McKintie leaves before managing a game.0:07Andy McIntyree quit Longford before managing a single game.0:10His departure leaves the promoted footballers looking for another manager with just0:14over two months until their Division III campaign.0:16He says the player availability and commitment he needs aren't there.0:19The issue now is who can lead Longford, and which players will be available to build0:23on promotion.0:24Longford GAA's executive heard McKinty's resignation letter at its meeting on0:28November14,2026 .0:30The former Meath manager left with immediate effect.0:33Less than a month after taking the senior football job, McInty said the problem had0:38become clear over recent weeks.0:39He felt he couldn't deliver in the role with the level of player availability and0:43commitment he had encountered.0:44McInty says Longford lacks the availability and commitment needed to build on this0:48year's promotion, but he also acknowledged the player's own circumstances.0:52Writing players have their own reasons, and I respect that.0:55He didn't name individual players.0:57He said he couldn't, in good conscience.0:59Continue in a job he didn't believe he could deliver on.1:02Leaving now, he wrote, would give the county board time to appoint a manager before1:06the league.1:06He closed by thanking the Longford County Executive, the Selection Committee, and1:10the County Board for their confidence in him.1:12He also wished Longford football every success.1:15Subscribe to this channel as Longford looks for its next manager and prepares for1:18Division III.1:19Longford has lost two managers in the same year.1:22Mike Solan resigned on August10 after two seasons.1:25McInty's selection was announced on October24 .1:28His resignation followed on November14, within weeks of taking over.1:32Solon had originally been appointed in August2024 on a three-year term.1:37He went on to take over as Offali manager.1:39His Longford side had already earned the promotion McKentie was brought in to build1:43on.1:43Longford overturned a ten point deficit against Wicklow on the final league day.1:47They won by one point and finished second in the table.1:50That comeback under Solon in spring two thousand and twenty-six took them from1:54Division Four into Division III.1:56Westmeath then inflicted a heavy opening, round provincial championship defeat on2:00Longford and went on to win Leinster.2:02Longford also recorded a surprise away victory over Clare in the Taltan Cup, but2:06their run ended in round three.2:07The new manager will inherit a team that earned promotion through that comeback, but2:11struggled to sustain results afterward.2:13The leadership change now cuts into preparation for the higher division.2:16Longford had just over two months until the next Division III campaign when McKentie2:21resigned.2:21His replacement will have to prepare the promoted side while working through the2:24availability concerns that prompted him to leave.2:26Longford GAA says it will begin identifying a new senior football manager in the2:30coming days.2:31The county board also thanked McKentie and wished him well in his future endeavors.2:35A successor hasn't been announced.2:37Whoever takes over faces a shortened preparation period and the unresolved question2:41of which players will be available for Division III.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
