Last season was one to forget for Down as the county slipped into Division Three and ended the year with back-to-back Championship defeats to Monaghan and Cavan.
The Tailteann Cup defeat to the Breffnimen spelled the end of a turbulent year in charge for Mourne legend James McCartan with Kilcoo’s Conor Laverty taking the reins for 2023.
His management team includes Declan Morgan and Marty Clarke, who worked with Laverty with the Down U20s as well as Mickey Donnelly, Jonny Davis and John Devine.
