Huge bans and fine proposed for Cavan club

December 02, 2009
The Competitions Control Committee of the Cavan county board have proposed 168 weeks in suspensions and a record fine as punishment for one of their clubs following alleged incidents during and after last Saturday's Under Division Two semi-final in Bawnboy. According to this week's Anglo-Celt newspaper, match referee Martin Sexton (Cavan Gaels) is alleged to have been verbally abused throughout and after Laragh's meeting with Ballyhaise at St Aidan's Park, which Laragh lost by 3-10 to 1-10, and pushed to the ground after a melee had broke out a minute from the full-time whistle. One official from the Laragh club has been handed a proposed 96-week ban from the CCC, while a supporter was hit with a 48-week suspension and a player 24 weeks. A 5,000 euro fine has also been proposed, the highest ever proposed by the Cavan county board. Sexton submitted his match report detailing the alleged incidents to the CCC at a scheduled meeting on Monday night and the Laragh club were said to be notified last night (Tuesday) of the disciplinary body's proposed punishments and will have until this Friday to accept or appeal the decision.

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