Galway county board have expressed disappointment in long-time sponsor Supermac’s over its decision to query about how their money is being spent.

Supermac’s released a statement on Tuesday evening calling for an investigation to be launched into how sponsorship money they’ve provided has been spent by the board.

Galway released the following statement in response, calling for a meeting between the two parties:

"Galway GAA is disappointed with the statement, released by long-serving county sponsor, Supermac's, relating to the sponsorship of our county teams," the statement read.

"The Galway County Committee acknowledges the long-standing, generous support of Pat McDonagh and Supermac's to Galway GAA, which has been beneficial to both parties.

"Galway GAA are happy to confirm that sponsorship, contributed by Supermac's, went towards the preparation of all our inter-county teams in both codes. For purposes of clarity, the board would like to point out that in excess of €7.4m has been spent by Galway GAA in the preparation of the football and hurling teams, to the highest standards, over the course of the last five seasons, Supermac's sponsorship has made a valued contribution to this overall cost.

"Our teams have been involved in All-Ireland semi-finals and finals in that period, ensuring long and high-profile campaigns, over the course of the summers in question.

"In addition to team preparation costs, there has also been significant capital expenditure on training facilities."

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