Ulster GAA has confirmed that former Derry manager Rory Gallagher has been ‘temporarily debarred without prejudice’ from GAA activity pending the outcome of an investigation which is being carried out by the provincial council’s Safeguarding Panel.
A short two-line statement was published on Sunday evening by Ulster GAA following newspaper reports earlier in the day that Gallagher was back coaching with the Corduff club in Monaghan in recent times.
The details of Gallagher’s involvement emerged just weeks after Ulster GAA had asked its safeguarding panel to investigate domestic abuse claims made by his estranged wife Nicola.
Gallagher stepped down as Derry manager after she alleged she was the victim of domestic abuse.
The former Fermanagh and Cavan footballer said the allegations had been “investigated and dealt with by the relevant authorities”.
