THE LEITRIM GAA County Board yesterday moved to distance themselves from remarks reportedly made by county senior football manager Des Dolan in a Sunday newspaper.
In a statement released last night, the board said Dolan's comments about the Tommy Murphy Cup and GAA president Nickey Brennan did not reflect the thinking of Leitrim GAA.
In an interview in the Irish Mail On Sunday, Dolan is quoted as saying: "I've no interest in the Tommy Murphy Cup; it's a balls of a competition. This thing about not having qualifiers is the greatest disaster and the GAA should be hung, drawn and quartered for it and Nickey Brennan should be hung from his a*** up."
The Leitrim board also confirmed yesterday the county would be participating in this season's Tommy Murphy Cup competition.
"The county board recognise that the Tommy Murphy Cup was put in place by a due democratic process and Leitrim will be participating in the Tommy Murphy Cup in 2008. In relation to the remarks made about an Uachtarán Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Nickey Brennan, Leitrim GAA feel that the remarks are very disrespectful of the president and in no way want to be associated with them."
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