CCCC to probe Clones melee
February 13, 2012
A row breaks out between Monaghan and Kildare players before the half-time whistle at Clones
The melee, which involved over 20 players and took place in front of a watching GAA director-general Paraic Duffy, comes just three weeks after the controversial AIB All-Ireland club JFC semi-final between Derrytresk and Dromid Pearses, which was also marred by violent scenes.
A second melee in the second half resulted in referee Joe McQuillan issuing a red card to Kildare defender Brian Flanagan and yellow cards to Padraig O'Neill (Kildare), Dessie Mone and Dick Clerkin (both Monaghan).
Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney suggested that the incidents would only be investigated if they highlighted by the media.
"Depends on what you probably say. There were a couple of incidents this year already you didn't report on and they weren't investigated. Some you do report on," he said. Tweet
