Down's Daniel McCartan has had an eight week suspension imposed on him after the Central Hearing Committee adjudicated his case.

The Mourne defender was issued with a red card in the NFL Division 2 final against Armagh and was reported by the referee for 'stamping on an opponent.'

The Central Competitions Control Committee proposed the ban and McCartan did not accept that ruling, which led to the hearing.

A statement today from Croke Park confirmed the news: "The Central Hearings Committee did not find the video evidence submitted sufficiently compelling to contradict the contents of the Referees' Report and suspended Daniel McCartan for 8 weeks from the date of the game."

As it stands now the Burren clubman will miss the Ulster SFC opener against Donegal on May 30 and a possible semi-final against Tyrone or Antrim, although he still has the option to go to the Central Appeals Committee. Tweet

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