Within a day of an uncharacteristically tame Mayo exit from the championship back in 2022, James Horan decided to step down.
By virtue of being outscored by Kerry by seven points in the final quarter, Mayo for the first time in Horan’s eight years over the county had failed to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals. Having giving so much, Horan had no more to give. The project – nay, movement – he essentially initiated now required a new impetus.
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