Mayo county board will have to reconvene early in the New Year to elect a new PRO after the outgoing Noelle Horan failed to receive a nomination for next month's county convention. Because of this unusual development and the fact that there are no other nominations for the position, a new PRO cannot be elected at county convention on December 1 in Claremorris. Mayo secretary Sean Feeney explained that only a handful of clubs returned nomination forms before last Monday week's deadline, and the outgoing PRO was not nominated by any club to retain her position. "Every club in the county was sent a nomination paper and were asked to nominate for the various county board positions," he said. "All the positions were blank on the nomination forms except for the president, Eddie Cuffe, who only came into the position last year, and secretary, because that is now a full-time role. "No club nominated the outgoing PRO, and even when you're outgoing, you have to be nominated. This means that the position of PRO will not be filled at convention. What will happen is that the clubs will be asked to nominate candidates for the position early in the New Year." Horan only became aware that she had failed to receive a nomination when she received an e-mail on Sunday evening last that was sent to all county board officers and clubs in the county. She will remain as Mayo PRO until the county convention, and will be able to vote on all motions at that meeting. No positions are being contested at this year's convention. Tweet

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