Mortimer u-turn on statement claim

MAYO’S Conor Mortimer performed a bizarre u-turn last night, claiming that most of his team-mates were in fact aware of a statement issued on their behalf by the GPA last week regarding the controversial grants scheme.

Earlier in the day, Mortimer had told reporters: “I didn’t know anything about it until after it was out. I got a call from a reporter and he told me about it. I know a couple of the lads from Mayo who work with the GPA and they knew nothing about it either.”

However, he backpedaled furiously later when he told RTÉ: “I’ve been speaking to quite a number of my team-mates since and they were actually aware the statement was coming out. The only reason I wasn’t aware of it was the fact that I wasn’t contactable that day.”