Carr succeeds in overturning ban

Ross Carr has been cleared to resume touchline duties after having his eight-week ban overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority…

Ross Carr has been cleared to resume touchline duties after having his eight-week ban overturned by the Disputes Resolution Authority

Carr initially succeeded in having the ban temporarily lifted allowing him to be on the sideline for the county's famous win over Tyrone at the weekend.

And an appeal against the suspension, handed out for criticising a referee during Down's league campaign, was upheld by the DRA last night.

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