Would money not have been better spent on this worthy venture rather than spend 500,000 to light up the Dublin sky on a Saturday night.
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#227
GAA Discussion / Re: Keep the Ulster championship in Ulster
February 04, 2009, 06:03:53 PM
Why deprive a team of home advantage.
Play the game in Omagh and make it an "all-ticket" affair.
Play the game in Omagh and make it an "all-ticket" affair.
#228
GAA Discussion / Re: Sigerson Cup 2009
February 04, 2009, 05:33:53 PM
Is Padraig Hughes not one of Ireland's top referees?
#229
Hurling Discussion / Re: McCarthy admits he does not have backing of Cork hurlers
January 29, 2009, 10:03:35 AM
Cloyne club motion defeated
In what is likely to be seen as a blow to hurlers in the county, a motion put forward by the Cloyne club was heavily defeated at last night's meeting of the Cork County Board.
They had proposed that any vote on the current impasse involving last year's panel be deferred until club's had discussed the issue and mandated their delegates.
The motion was defeated 83 to 27.
RTE Sport
In what is likely to be seen as a blow to hurlers in the county, a motion put forward by the Cloyne club was heavily defeated at last night's meeting of the Cork County Board.
They had proposed that any vote on the current impasse involving last year's panel be deferred until club's had discussed the issue and mandated their delegates.
The motion was defeated 83 to 27.
RTE Sport
#230
GAA Discussion / YELLOW CARD - Not allowed to receive Cup
January 26, 2009, 10:21:33 AM
According to a report in today's Daily Mirror Donegal captain, Rory Kavanagh, revealed his anger after an Ulster Council official prevented him from lifting a first trophy as Donegal captain.
The report goes on to state "The new skipper received a yellow card towards the end of normal time in Saturday night's Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup final over Queen's and had to be replaced.
"When Donegal scored two goals in extra time to clinch their first McKenna Cup crown since 1991, Kavanagh was stopped from lifting the Cup in Healy Park by an official who insisted that he was suspended due to his yellow card offence.
"Chairman of the disciplinary task force Liam O'Neill, whose group designed the new playing rules, last night explained that their brief was only to deal with discipline on and field and there was no specific policy on presentation ceremonies.
"He confirmed it was up to Provincial Councils who ran the competitions to make such decisions, though indicated that yellow cards were only a sanction for the duration of the game and that technically the player was not under suspension.
"However, Kavanagh, was deprived of a rare opportunity to lift some silverware for Donegal and last night admitted 'I am very supset and annoyed about what happened'.
"'If I had received a straight red card then fair enough, I would have accepted it, but I only got a yellow.
"'I didn't think it was on to be told I wasn't allowed to go up for the presentation, totally uncalled for'.
Barry Monaghan was embarrassed to lift the trophy on Kavanagh's behalf and confessed he felt 'like a fraud'.
"'It was very unexpected because Rory is captain this year and I felt a wee bit of a fraud going up there to pick it up."
Did the Ulster Council official act correctly or was he just being officious?
The report goes on to state "The new skipper received a yellow card towards the end of normal time in Saturday night's Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup final over Queen's and had to be replaced.
"When Donegal scored two goals in extra time to clinch their first McKenna Cup crown since 1991, Kavanagh was stopped from lifting the Cup in Healy Park by an official who insisted that he was suspended due to his yellow card offence.
"Chairman of the disciplinary task force Liam O'Neill, whose group designed the new playing rules, last night explained that their brief was only to deal with discipline on and field and there was no specific policy on presentation ceremonies.
"He confirmed it was up to Provincial Councils who ran the competitions to make such decisions, though indicated that yellow cards were only a sanction for the duration of the game and that technically the player was not under suspension.
"However, Kavanagh, was deprived of a rare opportunity to lift some silverware for Donegal and last night admitted 'I am very supset and annoyed about what happened'.
"'If I had received a straight red card then fair enough, I would have accepted it, but I only got a yellow.
"'I didn't think it was on to be told I wasn't allowed to go up for the presentation, totally uncalled for'.
Barry Monaghan was embarrassed to lift the trophy on Kavanagh's behalf and confessed he felt 'like a fraud'.
"'It was very unexpected because Rory is captain this year and I felt a wee bit of a fraud going up there to pick it up."
Did the Ulster Council official act correctly or was he just being officious?