THE MAYO COUNTY BOARD’S REPORT HAS BEEN RELEASED AHEAD OF NEXT MONDAY’S COUNTY BOARD CONVENTION.

ITS ACCOUNTS SHOW AN INCREASE IN INCOME FROM 2010 UP FROM €1,494,301 TO €1,578,542.

HOWEVER EXPENDITURE COSTS HAVE ALSO RISEN UP FROM €1,378,345 TO €1,469,779.

IT STILL LEAVES THE COUNTY BOARD WITH A SURPLUS OF €108,763 FOR 2011.

GATE RECEIPTS FOR 2011 HAVE FALLEN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR – DOWN TO €314,719 FROM €327,629. THE GATE RECEIPTS FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE HAVE FALLEN FROM €67,660 IN 2010 TO €49,013 IN 2011.

COMMERCIAL INCOME IS UP THOUGH – FROM €155,222 TO €240,200 THROUGH SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVES.

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES HAVE ALSO PRODUCED MORE INCOME THIS YEAR UP OVER €11,000 TO €493,910. REVENUE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD DRAW HAS DROPPED FROM €224,423 TO €218,354, WHILE FUNDRAISING FOR THE MCHALE PARK DEVELOPMENT IS UP FROM €82,276 TO €97,372.

MATCH EXPENSES ARE UP THIS YEAR TO €121,741 FROM €110,520 LAST YEAR, WHILE TEAM ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES ARE DOWN TO €541,195 FROM €544,199.

COACHING AND GAMES DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE HAS ALSO FALLEN FROM €314,915 TO €259,648.

THE LOAN INTEREST ON MCHALE PARK FOR 2011 WAS €173,102 UP FROM €117,575 IN 2010.

EXPENSES FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OFFICERS ARE DOWN FROM €27,000 TO €19,795 WHILE €350,085 WAS SPENT ON THE SENIOR TEAM THIS YEAR – WHO REACHED AN ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL UP FROM €298,964.

€27,537 WENT ON THE U21 TEAM DOWN FROM €40,413 LAST YEAR, €42,139 ON THE MINOR TEAM DOWN FROM €62,442 LAST YEAR, €726 ON THE JUNIOR TEAM UP FROM €507 LAST YEAR AND €92,157 ON THE HURLING TEAM DOWN FROM €106,480 LAST YEAR.

MEANWHILE THREE PEOPLE WILL CONTEST THE SECRETARY’S POSITION WHICH WILL BE VACATED BY SEAN FEENEY WHO IS RETIRING THIS YEAR.

VINCENT NEARY FROM BONNICONLON, KEVIN O’TOOLE FROM TOURMAKEADY AND MAIREAD O’MALLEY FROM BURRISHOOLE WILL ALL RUN FOR THE POSITION.

WHILE VINCENT NEARY ALONG WITH MATTHEW GILL OF HOLLYMOUNT/CARRAMORE AND ENDA MUNNELLY FROM KILFIAN WILL CONTEST THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S POSITION.

AMONG THE MOTIONS THAT WILL GO BEFORE THE CONVENTION ARE ONE FROM BURRISHOOLE PROPOSING THAT THE ALL-IRELAND MASTERS FOOTBALL AND HURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS BE ORGANISED BY CENTRAL COUNCILS AND THE CENTRAL COMPETITIONS CONTROLS COMMITTEE SHALL GIVE PERMISSION TO COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE.

GARRYMORE HAVE A MOTION PROPOSING THAT EVERY TEAM IN THE MAYO SENIOR, INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP BE GUARANTEED ONE HOME CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, ONE AWAY AND ONE AT A NEUTRAL VENUE.

HOLLYMOUNT CARRAMORE PROPOSE THAT THE TWO FINALISTS OF THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP BE PROMOTED TO THE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND LIKEWISE IN THE INTERMEDIATE WITH TWO TEAMS BEING RELEGATED FROM SENIOR TO INTERMEDIATE AND LIKEWISE FROM INTERMEDIATE TO JUNIOR.

THE CONVENTION TAKES PLACE NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT 8PM IN THE HIGH CHAPARRAL GEESALA.