Brian Mullan has become the second Derry player to have his eight-week suspension halved after appearing before the Central Hearings Committee last night. Midfielder Fergal Doherty also had an eight-week ban reduced on appeal, but neither player will be eligible to line out against Tyrone in Sunday week's Ulster SFC semi-final against Tyrone at Casement Park as the suspensions date from Sunday, May 31. The Derry pair were sanctioned after incidents during Derry's Ulster SFC quarter-final win over Monaghan on May 24. Doherty was sent off after receiving two yellow cards, but one of the cautions was later upgraded to a straight red following the use of video evidence. Mullan was banned for kneeing Monaghan's Conor McManus in the groin area. Monaghan's Tommy Freeman failed in his appeal against an eight-week suspension imposed for "attempting to strike with the head". He is understood to be considering making a further appeal to the Disputes Resolution Authority. The suspension would rule him out of three rounds of the All-Ireland qualifiers. Tweet

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