FRANCIE FRIEL HAS stepped down as manager of the Termon senior men’s team.
Friel was in charge of the Burn Road club this season, where they qualified for the quarter-finals of the Donegal SFC for the third year in succession – only to lose 0-19 to 0-4 against Kilcar – but were relegated from Division 1 of the All-County Football League.
[adrotate group=”85″]Beforehand, he oversaw the fortunes of the Termon ladies team with 2014 the stand-out in a memorable three years at the helm.
Termon won all six competitions they entered – the Donegal and All-Ireland Comortás Peile na Gaeltachta, the Donegal Ladies League Division 1, the Donegal and Ulster SFC titles and the Tesco HomeGrown All-Ireland Senior Ladies Club Championship.
[adrotate group=”38″]Geraldine McLaughlin scored 3-8 as Friel’s side came from behind to defeat Mourneabbey from Cork 3-12 to 1-13 at Tuam Stadium in Galway.
Friel, who was also kitman for Jim McGuinness’s Donegal, initially took over in 2013 and worked alongside Trevor Alcorn, whilst also training Termon’s men’s team.
