Paddy Tally has left the Kerry set-up to take over as manager of the Derry senior footballers.
Tally, a coach with the Kingdom for the last 3 years, succeeds fellow Tyrone native Mickey Harte as Derry boss.
He will be assisted by an all-Derry backroom team of Paul McIver, Kevin McGuckin and Paul McFlynn.
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Tally, who had been set to move to the role of performance coach with Kerry next season, has been ratified by Derry on a three-year term.
