Supermac seek Tribe answers

GALWAY sponsors Supermac’s have pumped up the pressure on the county board after issuing another critical statement.

Last week, the fast food outlet took the unprecedented step of releasing a statement in which they sought clarification on how the €1.6m that they have allocated to the board since 2015 has been spent.

Supermac’s also asked that the details of two investigations into Galway GAA’S financial affairs be made public.

The long-time Galway sponsors were criticised for going public in this manner but they have doubled down on their stance and have moved to “clarify the reasons behind our initial statement”.

The latest statement read: “Parents, mentors and management teams have approached Supermac’s on numerous occasions to bring several incidents that have taken place to our attention including revelations of underage teams having to bring their own lunches to tournaments in other counties, teams competing while wearing mismatched jerseys against fully kitted opposition and management teams requiring further resources that weren’t being made available to them due to budget cuts.”

The statement added that “Supermac’s has no interest in seeking to influence the decisionmaking process of the Galway GAA but while a cloud hangs over the organisation it has an effect on the competitiveness and success of our teams”, while once again calling for the reports on Galway’s finances to be made public.

It plunges the county board into further turmoil on the back of the three candidates for the vacant senior hurling manager’s position, Tony Ward, Francis Forde and Noel Larkin, pulling out of the race to succeed Micheal Donoghue this week, meaning that the appointment process must start all over again.