They’re a different breed up in Mayo

For all the strangeness marinating Mayo football at the moment, there was nothing more bizarre than the sight of a herd of four-legged animals heading for the Sportlann, in Castlebar, last Wednesday night, intent on issuing a singular demand of their very own.

They did not seek to be admitted to the much-anticipated County Board meeting, instead choosing to bray a short statement to the assembled press: “We, the donkeys of Ireland, do not wish to be associated in any way, shape, or form with the current drama involving Mayo football administrators and its benefactors. We ask all those involved to desist in dragging us into this. This is not our fight.”