Sigerson 2015

[johnneycool]

Mary I have appealed It Carlow GAA's reinstatement in Independent.ie GAA Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup to the DRA - tomorrow's quarter-finals are in doubt.

Stronghold what's your thoughts on all this stuff. The GAA can't be happy that their HE colleagues can't even write the rules into the rule book. Would I be right in thinking that the whole thing will have to go back to the drawing board and start again?

From HS;

Today's two Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals will go ahead after Mary Immaculate lost their appeal to the DRA.

With the appeal process now put to bed for once and for all, Limerick IT will play IT Carlow at Moylish at 2pm, with the winner going on to face UL in Friday's semi-final, while Waterford IT entertain Dublin IT at 7pm, with the winner of that one meeting Cork IT for a place in the decider.

Mary Immaculate College presented their case – challenging the continued participation of Carlow IT in the competition - this morning at a hearing in Trim Castle Hotel in Meath. The Limerick-based third level college included local barrister Emmett O'Brien and solicitor Shane O'Neill among their team at the meeting, which lasted for two hours.

Mary Immaculate were seeking an interlocutory injunction to postpone today's quarter-finals so that they could get a full DRA hearing on Wednesday, which they hoped might lead to their reinstatement. But their case was dismissed, bringing an end to the long saga of appeals and counter-appeals.

Did you ever hear the likes of it? Surprised Fergal Logan wasn't sent for!!

[ck]

All it does is show the administrators as a shower of incompetents. When rules are clear, transparent and watertight, this nonsense wouldn't tolerated. Throw the rule book out the window, stand down the board and start again!

[Syferus]

Sean Boylan sounds like he's smoking some very particular herbs..