Mayo row escalates as final postponed

THE row that led to the withdrawal of Mayo’s ladies footballers from the senior championship has taken a new twist with the indefinite postponement of the TG4 Connacht final, which was scheduled for Sunday.

Galway and Sligo were finalising their preparations this week for the provincial decider but an appeal submitted by Mayo clubs means that they must await a decision from Croke Park before knowing when they will finally get to play, or if indeed, the championship will have to recommence with the involvement of Mayo.

Mayo county board withdrew the team from the Connacht and All-Ireland championships in May, having been unable to appoint a successor as manager to Pat Costello, who had resigned the previous month.