Jim McGuinness has added three new members to his Donegal backroom team for the 2014 season.

Damien Diver from Ardara, John Duffy from the Aodh Ruadh club in Ballyshannon and Buncrana’s Paul McGonigle have all come on board.

It emerged last week that McGuinness’s right-hand man Rory Gallagher along with other members of his backroom team – Maxi Curran and Francie Friel – would not be involved next season.

A Donegal county board statement subsequently revealed that it was the decision of McGuinness to shake up his management team.

The Donegal boss has confirmed the authenticity of that statement but refused to elaborate further on the controversial departure.