Liam Sammon has been appointed new Galway senior football manager on a three-year term.
The Galway native succeeds Peter Ford whose three-year reign ended with the qualifier defeat to Meath.
Brian Talty, Tom McManus, Eoin O'Donnellan and Peter Warren had also been in contention for the position.
Sammon, a recently retired teacher and former Galway player, will see his appointment formally ratified at a county board meeting on Wednesday night. He will then select his backroom team.