Connacht GAA chiefs switch U20 final venue after Sligo boycott threat

Sligo have threatened to boycott the game after it had been arranged for the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan, outside Ballyhaunis in Mayo.

The Connacht Council have avoided a potential embarrassment by rearranging their U20 football final between Mayo and Sligo to be played at Markievicz Park on Wednesday.

Sligo threatened to boycott the game after it had been arranged for the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan, outside Ballyhaunis in Mayo.