Dublin Central Sinn Fein election candidate Cllr Nicky Kehoe, has been suspended for eight weeks by the GAA for "abusive behaviour" writes Mark Hennessyin today's Irish Times.
The suspension by the Dublin GAA County Board followed an investigation into an incident during an under-13s football match last November between Cllr Kehoe's Naomh Fionnbarra club and Parnells.
Shortly after the match began, Cllr Kehoe, who manages the team, abused one of the Parnell team's mentors, according to a letter to the GAA from Parnells.
The Parnells' mentor was lying on the ground by the time the referee, who had been following the play, arrived at the scene. The referee later filed a report on the match to the Dublin County Board.
Cllr Kehoe - who is seeking election to the Dáil in the Taoiseach’s constituency said that he had been suspended for a "minor occurrence which, nevertheless, should not have happened". He added: "It is no big deal."