Harnan and Callaghan were understood to be unhappy that they were not consulted about McEnaney's decision to recall former captain Graham Geraghty to the Meath panel.

Meath's Executive Committee held an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss the departures of Harnan and Callaghan, and a statement, signed by County Secretary Cyril Creavin, was released today.

"It is with regret that Coiste na Mí C.L.G. confirms the resignations of Liam Harnan and Barry Callaghan as senior team selectors," read the statement.

"We wish to place on record our sincere gratitude for their efforts and commitment since their respective appointments.

"Coiste Bainistíochta has met and decided that in accordance with Bye Law 38 Fo Dlighte na Mí 2010, that the team manager Seamus McEnaney be asked to nominate two selectors for ratification.

"Furthermore, in accordance with the wishes of Coiste Bainistíochta and Coiste Contae, these two selectors must be from within County Meath."

Armagh man Paul Grimley is the only remaining selector assisting McEnaney ahead of Meath's Leinster Championship quarter-final against Kildare on Sunday week.

McEnaney was given a three-year term when he was appointed last November, with a review scheduled after the second year.

But his decision to draft veteran forward Geraghty, who has retired on two previous occasions, into his Championship squad has drawn criticism in Meath GAA circles.

In an interview broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 this week, former Meath attacker Bernard Flynn insisted: "I, personally, could not understand the decision to bring Graham in. I basically thought it was ludicrous.

"The question here isn't about how good a footballer Graham Geraghty is. I hold him as one of the greatest we've ever had, he's a class act. That's not in question.

"But to bring back a 38-year-old with less than two weeks to go (until the Kildare game), I don't agree with. At 38, your time is up at this level in Gaelic football."

Liam Hayes, who captained the Royals during their famous four-game series against Dublin in 1991, told the Irish Examiner: "Bringing a 38-year-old into the squad is a risk in itself but in bringing in Graham Geraghty, he (McEnaney) seems to have offered his own head on a plate to the County Board.

"It's a big call to make and I wonder how much he thought about it. It's going to be very difficult for him to see through the season now."