Portadown have announced the appointment of Paul Doolin as manager on an interim basis until the end of the season.

The 58-year-old takes the reins at Shamrock Park after the club parted ways with Matthew Tipton at the weekend.

The Dubliner is, of course, a former Portadown player and was part of the double winning squad in 1990/91 before returning for a second spell with the club during the 1994/95 campaign.

Doolin first turned to management as a player-manager with UCD before making the switch to Drogheda United whom he managed to the league title, FAI Cup and back-to-back Setanta Cup successes.

Additionally, he managed Cork City as well as the Republic of Ireland U19s, guiding them to a European Championship semi-final in 2011. He most recently managed Athlone Town for a short time at the end of the recently finished season.

The Ports currently sit 11th in the Danske Bank Premiership, seven points away from avoiding a potential play-off.