Quit threat over new UUP leader's GAA 'snub'

The new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) faced his first resignation today after he was accused of snubbing gaelic games.

Quit threat over new UUP leader's GAA 'snub'
Thu, 23 Sep, 2010 - 15:28

The new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) faced his first resignation today after he was accused of snubbing gaelic games.

Fermanagh Orangeman Tom Elliott was voted in as the party’s new figurehead last night following a campaign in which he pledged never to attend a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) game.

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