Three club players in Galway accused of assaulting a referee will have to serve bans of almost a year after GAA bosses in Croke Park threw out a 12-week suspension imposed locally.

THREE club players in Galway accused of assaulting a referee will have to serve bans of almost a year after GAA bosses in Croke Park threw out a 12-week suspension imposed locally.

JOHNNY KELLY endured enough days of hardship as player with Portumna to fully appreciate thebounty that is being reaped by the side he now manages.

REFEREE Christy Helebert has sent a file to Croke Park asking the GAA’s top brass to investigate the incidents which occurred at the end of the controversial Galway SHC semi-final between Mullagh and Loughrea.