Irish Sports Council chief blasts 'ridiculous situation' as Billy Walsh says his position was 'dismantled'

“This has been dismantled along the way in my view and I wanted that control back so that we could drive this team forward heading towards Rio."

Tue, 20 Oct, 2015 - 11:20

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CEO of the Irish Sports Council John Treacy has described the resignation of Billy Walsh as head coach of Irish boxing as a "ridiculous situation to be in".

Yesterday Walsh issued a statement announcing his resignation as head coach of the Irish High Performance Unit.

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