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21st October 2015
01:45pm BST

“At around 7.20, Pat and Noel arrived into the Executive meeting. Pat spoke for 15 to 20 minutes, giving a detailed account of the year. “When he was finished, he handed the letter of resignation, which the [County Board] secretary read out. “As Vincent [Neary] read the letter, I could see some of the Executive getting very emotional, and the tears were running down their faces, and you have to ask ‘Why?’ “They knew that there was a great mistake being made. We don’t know why this all happened, but does it make any difference at this stage? “Knowing the reasons is not going to change anything."Whether it is Rochford or someone else, it looks like the next man in the Mayo hotseat could be arriving into an interesting environment.
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