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Duffy, whose 10 year term comes to an end in 2018, went on to say that such events were against the ethos of the association and they would be looking at taking legal advice on how to prevent such events taking place in the future.
The association’s current rules don’t allow them to deal with such functions. Sounds like Cooper’s Halloween knees up in Ballsbridge could be the first and last of the GAA testimonial dinner.
Newtown Blues bowed out of the Leinster club championship at the first hurdle when they were beaten by a late Rathnew goal scored in the third minute of stoppage time.
Blues looked to be on their way to a quarter-final meeting with the winners of tonight’s Dublin SFC between Ballymun and St Vincents before former Wicklow midfielder James Stafford rose highest to fist home a miss-hit shot.
The visitors added a late free to seal a 2-6 to 0-9 victory in a tempestuous encounter which boiled over on several occasions including a melee before the ball was thrown in.
Carlow referee David Hickey surprisingly chose not to issue anyone with their marching orders when offenders were fairly easy to pick out. Perhaps he was under instructions not to have a repeat of what happened the previous week in The Grove.
More late drama on cards at Aviva
ON Sunday next at the Aviva Stadium Dundalk take on Cork City in the FAI Cup Final for the third season in a row.
Stephen Kenny’s side will be hoping to avenge last years result but also to get one over their arch rivals after recently relinquishing the league title to the Leesiders also.
Cork started the season in blistering fashion winning all of their opening 12 games and while they had the league wrapped up long before the finish Dundalk still nonetheless made it difficult for them in the run in.
Robbie Benson’s late equalisers in last months 1-1 draw in Turners Cross forced the Leesiders to put the champagne on ice for a couple of weeks and you can expect plenty of more late drama on Sunday afternoon if either of the previous two finals are anything to go by.