Roscommon have appointed Mark Dowd as Roscommon Senior football manager. He replaces Davy Burke as manager. Mark Dowd is from Strokestown and is the Roscommon Gaels manager. He has been involved in the county set-up bringing success at minor ,under-21 level and senior level on previous occasions.
The Roscommon county board released the following statement:
Roscommon GAA is delighted to announce that Mark Dowd has been selected as the new manager of the Roscommon Senior Football team, subject to ratification at the next meeting of the Roscommon GAA County Board.
Mark, a native of Strokestown, brings a wealth of experience in both management and coaching at inter-county and club level.
He was part of the management team when Roscommon won the All-Ireland Minor Championship in 2006, and he guided Ballaghaderreen to the Mayo Senior Football Championship title in 2012. Mark also led the Roscommon U21 team to Connacht Championship success in 2015.
In addition, Mark was part of the coaching setup during Roscommon’s Connacht Senior Championship wins in 2010 and 2019, and he played a key role in his home club Strokestown’s Roscommon Senior Championship triumph in 2022. He is currently the manager of Roscommon Gaels.
Roscommon GAA County Chairperson, Brian Carroll, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Mark Dowd as the incoming manager of the Roscommon Senior Football team. Mark has an outstanding track record at both club and county level, and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion for Roscommon football. We are confident that his leadership will help drive this team forward and build on the progress of recent years. I have had the pleasure of working with Mark on numerous occasions over the last 12 years and I know the Roscommon Senior Football team is in safe hands going forward. On behalf of Roscommon GAA, I would like to wish Mark every success in the role and assure him of our full support as he begins this exciting new chapter.”
Mark will confirm his backroom team in due course.
Roscommon GAA also wishes to sincerely thank the selection committee for their hard work and diligence in bringing this process to a successful conclusion.
Mark Dowd is the current manager of Roscommon Gaels and they released this statement via facebook:
