Original lease agreement at hub of Tullamore and County Board dispute
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ON what was an excellent weekend for Offaly GAA, it is a shame that the O Connor Park lease row between the Offaly GAA County Board and Tullamore GAA Club dominated a lot of public talk.
The row escalated further last week with a lengthy Tullamore letter to clubs outlining their case and adding further timber to an already blazing fire.
The row has been well publicised in recent weeks. It erupted after the County Board sought a reduction of their yearly rent to Tullamore GAA for O Connor Park because of Covid-19. They sought a reduction of €14,061 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant financial hit they took and when that wasn t granted, they took the decision not to pay it.
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Sale of O Connor Park and lease review ruled out as Tullamore GAA seeks arbitration in County Board row
Lease fight escalates as Tullamore release lengthy statement
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A ROW between Tullamore GAA Club and the Offaly GAA County Board over the payment of the lease for O Connor Park has escalated further. Tullamore GAA Club have clearly stated that they have no appetite for selling O Connor Park to the County Board, there is no provision for a review of the lease and that they will engage a formal legal arbitration process to solve the impasse. They also expressed disappointment with Offaly GAA, Leinster Council and Croke Park in a six page statement.
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Longford will always be competitive no matter what
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Ever since the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers back in 2001, the Longford senior footballers have consistently punchedabove their weight and some shock results during the past couple of decades put the county firmly in the spotlight.
The wonderful wins over Mayo, Monaghan, Down and Derry brought great joy for the success-starved supporters during the many lean times and Longford will always be competitive no matter what as was the case in the courageous ‘back door’ defeats against the might of Kerry, Tyrone, Cork and Donegal.
Apart from the impossible task of trying to compete with Dublin, the results in the Leinster Championship have improved significantly in the recent past and the tremendous victory over Meath in a pulsating 2018 quarter-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park springs to mind.