Athlone Town announces surprise departure of CEO

Athlone Town FC have today announced the shock departure of its full-time Chief Executive Officer, John O'Sullivan. He took the role just eight months ago, and was central to the link-up between the club and Athlone Institute of Technology, and also the appointment of Roddy Collins as first-team manager. For more on this story, see this week's edition of the Westmeath Independent..