Mayo ‘100%’ confident Elverys deal safe

Mayo GAA officials are “100% sure” Elverys will honour their sponsorship deal with the county despite the retail chain announcing it was going into receivership yesterday.

At the end of 2011, Mayo signed a four-year sponsorship agreement, which included a landmark naming rights deal for MacHale Park. The county did a deal with the banks and Croke Park to restructure a €10.5 million debt after the redevelopment of the grounds in 2011 and announced a sponsorship deal with Elverys soon after.

However, the Mayo-based company is set to be placed into receivership before being acquired by the company’s management team with the backing of investors.