THE Limerick County Board CCC have handed down a 96 week ban to Martin Stokes, following his encroachment on the pitch and subsequent clash with James Kelly, at the end of the County Football Final. Stokes, father of Dromcollogher/Broadford’s Jason, has three days to appeal his GAA ban following the notification being received by his club.
Kelly, scorer of 2-2, was sent off for a second bookable offence in the final minutes of what had been a closely fought showpiece. A member of the crowd managed to make his way onto the field of play, before entering into an altercation with Kelly.
County Board secretary Mike O’Riordan has said this morning that the County Board will meet tonight to discuss the matter once the referee’s report has been filed. “It would be unwise to comment any further at this stage but it will be determined on Monday night if an investigation is to be launched.”
The replay of the county final itself will take place on Friday the 26th of October at 7.15pm, again, in the Gaelic Grounds.
SCORERS – Dromcollogher-Broadford: Micheal Reidy 0-5 (2frees), Derry McCarthy 0-3, Micheal Brosnan 0-2, Seanie Buckley, Garrett Noonan, Patrick McCarthy (free) 0-1 each. Newcastle West: James Kelly 2-2, Michael Quilligan 0-4 (3frees), Thomas Quilligan 0-1.
DROMCOLLOGHER-BROADFORD – Keith Noonan; Eon Barry, Dee O’Leary, Mike Boyce; Garrett Noonan, Tom McLoughlin, Gary Egan; Seanie Buckley, Jason Stokes; Cillian Fahy, Patrick Donnelly, Derry McCarthy; Ray Lynch, Micheal Brosnan, Micheal Reidy.
NEWCASTLE WEST – John Joe Sheehy; Michael O’Keeffe, Darragh Woods, Michael Dowling; Shaun Browne, Stephen Nix, Sean McAuliffe; Iain Corbett, Mike McMahon; Shay Lyons, Stephen Kelly, Jamie Lee; Michael Quilligan, James Kelly, Thomas Quilligan.
