John Doyle has likened Mickey Harte’s impact in Louth to that of Mick O’Dwyer in Kildare over three decades ago.
Having completed 18 seasons with Tyrone, Harte moved straight to Louth last year and has guided them to successive promotions, meaning that they will share Division Two with Kildare next year.
But the counties get a chance to pit their wits against each other before that in Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final, with Louth coming into the game on the back of a seven-game winning streak.