At tonight's Meath County Committee meeting Nick Fitzgerald was ratified as the new county senior hurling manager.

The Waterford native and Kildalkey clubman guided the Royals to an All-Ireland MHC B final win against Down last month.

He takes over the reins from Martin Ennis who recently stepped down following three successful years at the helm.

Fitzgerald will have two Kilkenny All-Ireland winners, Martin Comerford and Michael Kavanagh, as members of the backroom team. The pair of former black and amber stalwarts have a total of 16 all-Ireland medals between them with Kavanagh gaining 10.

Fitzgerald has been in Kildalkey since 2002. He was part of the Meath club's SHC three-in-a-row sequence of success from 2009 to 2011. A noted referee. he was honoured with the county 'referee of the year' award in 2015.

As well as Comerford and Kavanagh, a Meath-based selector will be appointed.

At County Committee meeting Nick Fitzgerald @KildalkeyC is ratified as new @HurlingMeath senior manager pic.twitter.com/FoDTuTFbq4

- Meath GAA (@MeathGAA) September 4, 2017

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