Liam McHale has said he will never again be involved with a Mayo team as the row to appoint a successor to James Horan as the county’s football manager festered further last night.

The cost of preparing the Mayo senior football team jumped by almost €170,000 last year, it was revealed at the County Board Convention held in Breaffy House Hotel yesterday.

James Horan is expected to tell Mayo County Board he has no intention of quitting his post as senior manager tomorrow night.

A chance trip to the Basilica of St Paul in Rome has led to a changed spelling of Mayo’s county grounds.

Vincent Neary was last night elected as the new secretary of Mayo GAA’s County Board.

Mayo secretary Kevin O’Toole is to step down from his position due to family reason and work commitments.

Roscommon maintained their perfect start to their Division Three campaign with a win that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.

WING-BACK Johnny Davey's goal midway through the second-half and three perfect frees from substitute Colm McGee set up Sligo for a second successive FBD Connacht League win when they deservedly overcame IT Sligo by six points, 1-9 to 0-6, at a windy Quigabar.

THE GAA should ban all alcohol advertising if they are serious about tackling a serious problem in Irish society.

THIS was an outcome which didlittle to appease either side asDublin surrendered their 100% record and Galway suffered relegation from the top flight for the first time in a decade and a half.

GALWAY 0-15 DUBLIN 2-09

Fermanagh 0-05 Longford 1-08

NO promotion to chase, no relegation to fear, no provincial championship for the guts of another two months. Neither side had much to gain or lose in south Armagh yesterday and until a dramatic last 10 minutes, it showed.

Laois 0-14 Longford 0-9

Cork 2-10 Laois 0-15

Wexford 1-19 Meath 1-13