Mayo GAA has asked clubs not to use social media to add fuel to the fire in relation to the ongoing funding row between the County Board and the International Supporters Foundation.

The Irish Independent reports that secretary Dermot Butler issued a communication to clubs last night after a number of them used social media to query claims made by the executive in the wake of a meeting on Monday night.

Doubt has been cast over a County Board statement saying that a vote of confidence in the County Board and the Executive was ‘resoundingly passed by all delegates’ following social media posts from Charlestown, Louisburgh, Ballycastle, Ardnaree Sarsfields, Lahardane MacHales, Burrishoole and Castlebar Mitchels.

The media was excluded from the meeting at which members of the top table were expected to respond to allegations made by the International Supporters Foundation and its chairman Tim O’Leary.

As it turned out, Mayo’s officers revealed that they were advised not to comment on the matter after legal correspondence was received from Mr O’Leary.

"If delegates have or had an issue with last night’s meeting the proper forum is to go through their respective Club Secretaries,” Butler wrote to clubs.

“The use of social media by Clubs to release their statements beggars belief. The sentiment from last night's meeting was that clubs should not use social media in such a format as a minority of clubs have chosen to do in this instance.”

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"There was a vote of confidence proposed in the Mayo GAA executive and board at tonights meeting which was resoundingly passed by all delegates"

Our Club delegate, who attended the meeting, confirmed that no vote was taken.

We await County Boards reply.

— Castlebar Mitchels GAA (@MitchelsGaa) November 5, 2019

Statement from @LouisburghGAA pic.twitter.com/yCLq6Lrbj5

— Louisburgh GAA (@LouisburghGAA) November 5, 2019

Club Statement 05/11/2019 https://t.co/iBGMdhZhmz

— Charlestown GAA (@CharlestownGAA) November 5, 2019

We would like to confirm and support the statement issued from @CharlestownGAA earlier today. There was a proposal for a vote of confidence but no vote took place last night.

We also find the proposal to ban media from all future county board meetings deeply concerning. pic.twitter.com/TzHBuMl7xb

— Ardnaree Sarsfields (@ArdnareeSarsGaa) November 5, 2019

A statement on recent events. pic.twitter.com/4o8rdpOt5E

— LahardaneMacHalesGAA (@lahardanegaa) November 5, 2019

A statement released by the Mayo PRO stated that a motion of confidence in the Exec had been passed with the support of all the delegates.This is inaccurate no vote was taken on this proposal. @ballycgaa call on the PRO to clarify and correct this statement as soon as possible

— Ballycastlegaa (@ballycgaa) November 5, 2019

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