Barry remains at Meath helm as executive back down

EAMONN Barry is to continue as Meath football manager for the coming year after the County Board Executive dramatically withdrew their demand to have him replaced at a meeting of the clubs in Navan last night.

Barry remains at Meath helm as executive back down

It followed an eleventh-hour reconciliation, instigated by Barry himself, which resulted in a five-hour meeting yesterday. It ended with the Executive reiterating their full support for him as 'the duly elected and appointed' team manager.

At a press conference afterwards, Fintan Ginnity said the last ten days had been 'the worst' in his life, because of the effect it was having on Meath football. On-going last week were upset by media developments, but Eamonn Barry 'broke the ice' when he contacted him at 10pm on Sunday.

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