Mayo GAA and Tim O'Leary reach settlement in high-profile dispute

THE Mayo GAA County Board has announced tonight it has reached an agreement with Tim O'Leary of the Mayo GAA International Supporters Club following a high-profile dispute.

A joint statement of all parties confirmed the welcome settlemnent.

It stated: "In reaching this agreement all have accepted that the best interests of Mayo GAA had to come first so that a resolution could be found in the shortest time possible."

Liam Moffatt, chairman of Mayo GAA Board, said “We are delighted to have reached an agreement and I would like to thank Mr. O’Leary and Mr. Terry Gallagher, Foundation Trustee, in bringing this dispute to an end.

"I fully accept that Mr. O’Leary’s motivation, as indeed all parties motivation, from the outset was to assist Mayo GAA and it is regrettable that relationships between Mayo GAA and The Foundation deteriorated over governance concerns.

"We have outlined the financial reforms that are taking place within Mayo GAA and I have offered Mr. O’Leary and his family an apology for any inappropriate and personal remarks towards him, an apology which Mr. O’Leary has accepted.”

Mr. O’Leary confirmed that he has now terminated the legal case against Mayo GAA and the named Officers.

He stated: “I’m very happy that a resolution has been reached and that the Foundation money can now be released to Mayo GAA in accordance with the April 9th, 2019, email."

Mr. O’Leary also apologised for some of his own his own behaviours during the dispute.

He added: “I’m most grateful to the many donors who have supported the Foundation and delighted to see that their donations are going to be used to help fund the development of the academy which is so important to the future development of Mayo teams”.