[2] He co-managed the Tyrone senior football team alongside Feargal Logan, succeeding Mickey Harte[3] from 2020 until he stepped down from the role in August 2024,[4] following a run of poor results.

Dooher was renowned for his hardworking playing style,[5] often doing the gritty, unfashionable work, like picking up the ball in defence,[5] to feed the forward players.

His contributions to the game did not go unnoticed by his teammates, as Seán Cavanagh remarked in 2003 how "I wouldn't be able to [play to my strengths] without Brian's workrate."

Dooher is a former pupil of Loughash Primary School (County Tyrone) and St Columb's College in Derry City.

After initially working in private practice in Derry, he joined the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) where he has been appointed as the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) for N.

Dooher's response was modest, stating that O'Rourke was entitled to his opinion, but that he only cares what the Tyrone manager Mickey Harte thinks.

[5] As Dooher was making his acceptance speech after lifting the Sam Maguire Cup, he made an emotional eulogy to McAnallen, remarking how he knew Cormac was with him.

Surrounded by dozens of photojournalists, and thousands of Tyrone fans, the two men embraced in tearful remembrance of their fallen captain.

Dooher, with Feargal Logan and later Peter Canavan, was part of the Tyrone under-21 management team when they won the All-Ireland in 2015, defeating Tipperary in the final.

In November 2020, Dooher and Logan were appointed co-managers of the Tyrone senior team, succeeding Mickey Harte.

Dooher and Logan stepped down from the role in August 2024 following a disappointing season where they were beaten by Donegal in the semi-finals of the Ulster Championship and their campaign came to a close with defeat to Roscommon at the preliminary quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland.