Mayo chairman McNicholas under fire as managerial mess turns bitter

Liam McHale has said he will never again be involved with a Mayo team as the row to appoint a successor to James Horan as the county’s football manager festered further last night.

Mayo GAA chairman Paddy McNicholas’s position is under increasing pressure over his handling of the process to select a replacement for Horan.

Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes were put forward by a sub-committee of the county board on Saturday night but there has been huge unrest over the handling of the issue. Kevin McStay was told on Saturday morning he would not be in the running, despite no interviews being conducted.