Published: Tue 8 Jan 2013, 3:30 PM

John O'Sullivan served eight months as Athlone Town FC CEO.

Athlone Town announces surprise departure of CEO

Published: Tue 8 Jan 2013, 3:30 PM

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..

Published: Tue 8 Jan 2013, 3:30 PM

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