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Thu 10 Oct 2008Gilroy confirmed as Dublin manager
Pat Gilroy has been officially confirmed as the new manager of the Dublin footballers. His appointment, for a period of two years, was ratified at a meeting of the Dublin county committee tonight. The 36-year-old will be joined by selectors Paul Nugent, Paddy O'Donoghue and Mickey Whelan, who managed Dublin for a period in the late 1990s, on the management team.
Gilroy emerged as the suprise choice to succeed Paul Caffrey yesterday afternoon and has little management experience to speak of - he looked after the St Vincent's senior side in 2003 and was in charge of DCU for this year's Sigerson Cup.
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