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Crimes and misdemeanours: The GAA's disciplinary fallout, from violence to verbals (the story so far)

MAIN SUSPENSIONS SINCE PADRAIG DUFFY WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF THE GAMES ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

COMPILED By LIAM RYAN
Mon Jul 10 2000 - 01:00

MAIN SUSPENSIONS SINCE PADRAIG DUFFY WAS APPOINTED HEAD OF THE GAMES ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

1. Eugene Cloonan (Galway SH) - Not a GAC suspension, but the Galway hurling board acted under GAC rules regarding appropriate ban for striking, Cloonan received three months for striking in under-21 club game. Effect (Competitive senior inter-county games missed): National League semi-final and final. (2 games)

2. Sean Power (Dublin SH) - GAC handed down four-month ban for red card received in April 18th league match. Effect: Missed all Dublin's championship campaign (4 matches).

3. Eugene Furlong (Wexford SH) - Received three-month suspension from GAC for "wild pull" on Cork's Seanie McGrath in NHL match. Effect: Missed championship campaign (1 match).

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4. Mattie Forde (Wexford SF) - Red carded and got two months for striking an opponent in round robin game against Longford. Effect: Missed rest of championship (3 matches).

5. Graham Geraghty (Meath SF) - Red carded in NLF final against Derry after off-theball incident. Given four weeks for that offence and two months for verbal abuse of linesman. Bans ran concurrently. Effect: Missed NFL final replay plus championship v Offaly (2 matches).

6. Eoin McCloskey (Derry SF) - Derry goalkeeper given two months for abusive language towards referee in league final. Effect: Missed NFL replay and two championship games (three matches).

7. Ciaran McManus (Offaly SF) - Given two-month suspension by his own county board after he was sent off in a club game. One-month customary ban was doubled as McManus was sent off playing for Offaly before Christmas. Effect: Missed championship game against Meath and drawn match against Kildare. (2 games).

8. Geoffrey McGonigle (Derry SF/SH) - Like Cloonan (1) and McManus (7), not strictly a GAC ban. Derry dual player abused referee in club football match between Dungiven and Swatragh. County board first exonerated him, but then applied mandatory two-month ban after Croke Park's intervention. Effect: 5 games, 2 hurling, 3 football).

9. Brian Lacey (Kildare SF) - Involved in off-the-ball scuffle, red carded and received four-week ban. Effect: Missed Kildare's match against Offaly (1 match).

10. Colin Kelly (Louth SF) - Four weeks for his red card in above incident. Effect: Louth out (0 matches).

11. Sean Og de Paor (Galway SF) - Red carded in Connacht championship game against New York. Received four-week ban. Effect: Was available for yesterday's game with Sligo. (0 matches).

12. Niall Butler (Dublin SH) - Red carded against Laois. Four-week ban. Effect: Missed Kilkenny game.(1 match).

13. PJ Peacock (Laois SH) - Also red carded in above game. Four-week ban. Effect: Laois out. (0 matches).

14. Emmet McKeever (Derry SH) - Red carded in Ulster SH semi-final against Down. Received three months for striking. Under appeal. Effect: Derry captain missed Ulster final yesterday and All-Ireland quarter-final if appeal fails (2 matches).

15. Noel Sands (Down) - Red carded in above game. Eight-week ban. Effect: Down out. (0 matches).

16. James Horan (Mayo SF) - Red carded for off-the ball incident in defeat to Sligo. Fourweek ban. Effect: Mayo out. (0 matches).

17. Larry Tompkins (Cork SF) - Cork manager receives four-month GAC ban for two incidents of abusive language towards referee Michael Curley in Cork/Kerry Munster semi-final. Subsequent newspaper comments also taken into account. Effect: Cork out. (0 matches).

18. Eamonn Coleman (Derry SF) - Derry manager gets two months for comments made about Longford referee John Bannon. Effect: Sidelined for Antrim replay and Ulster final (2 matches).

Cases Pending

Leitrim's Colin Regan has been summoned for his off-the-ball assault on Roscommon's Francie Grehan. Hefty suspension expected. Down hurling manager Jimmy O'Reilly will also be called to account for his comments after Ulster semi-final with Derry.

Lest We Forget

GAC declined to summon Cork hurlers Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Donal Og Cusack or Dublin goalkeeper Davy Byrne for incidents that many felt merited rebuke. O'Sullivan struck Limerick's Brian Begley, Cusack wrapped his hurley around Tipperary's Paul Shelley in the process of dragging him down in the Munster final and Byrne ran 20 yards from goal to get involved in a fracas against Westmeath. Referees had taken action (yellow card, penalty and yellow card respectively) and will not be overruled.