Person: Brian Crowe

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Austin Gleeson may benefit from August clemency

In 2011, for the second year in a row, former inter-county referee and Irish Examiner columnist John Bannon put forward a motion to GAA Congress via his club Legan Sarsfields to take referees out of the process of issuing proposed retrospective suspensions, writes John Fogarty.

Consistency goes out the window in ruling for elite

Diarmuid Connolly’s ban must stick for GAA’s sake

Consistency takes backseat come August

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Finals to get amnesty in FRC’s card compromise

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Referees chief calls for bans to tackle card-carrying cynics

McQuillan to ref football decider

CAVAN’S Joe McQuillan, pictured, is set to beannounced as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalreferee later today.

Tue, 30 Aug, 2011

Shamed Unionist 'now getting help'

A disgraced political adviser accused of offering ministerial access for sex has said he is now undergoing psychiatric treatment.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2011

Croker deny blackballing Fox for not seeing red

GAA chiefs have denied official Pat Fox has been sidelined from refereeing matches for refusing to upgrade a yellow card to Tyrone’s Ryan McMenamin against Donegal last month.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2011

Bannon revives review process challenge

FORMER inter-county referee John Bannon is to make another attempt to change the controversial GAA rule which empowers the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) to request whistleblowers to review disciplinary incidents and impose retrospective suspensions.

Thu, 02 Dec, 2010

Important voices going unheard in GAA’s new order

BEFORE four-by-fours and fourballs formed the small talk at county board meetings, the GAA was run very differently.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2010

Harte calls for end to ‘nonsense’ referee review procedures

MICKEY HARTE says the controversial rule whereby referees can be asked to review their handling of incidents after big games is “a nonsense” and should be scrapped.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2009

Red Hand boss Harte launches attack on referee Bannon

MICKEY HARTE has accused the media of “setting the agenda” when it comes to the GAA’s disciplinary process, while launching a scathing attack on John Bannon’s refereeing in Tyrone’s All-Ireland semi-final loss to Cork last Sunday week.

Sat, 05 Sep, 2009

Miskella facing nervous wait

Star Cork defender John Miskella is today sweating on the outcome of a CCCC disciplinary meeting which could affect his chances of appearing in next month’s All-Ireland football final.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2009

Mayo breeze past poor Roscommon

Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-07

Sat, 20 Jun, 2009

Crossmaglen capture Ulster club title

A five-point haul from Oisin McConville was the difference as Crossmaglen Rangers secured their seventh Ulster Club SFC title at Brewster Park in Enniskillen today.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2008

Another Connacht football final for Galway

Galway 2-14 Leitrim 1-13

Sun, 15 Jun, 2008

Angry Fans

Fans are angry at Cork football followers for not being …well, fans. They stayed away in huge numbers from Sunday’s football semi final against Meath. There was no band at Croker for the game. Did they take a day off as well? Dublin fans mount a convincing defence against being tarred as drunken yobs because of the actions of a tiny minority of Dubs. And Limerick fans? They’re in the All Ireland senior hurling final and some of them are still angry, or at least they’re not happy – with media pundits, the Cork hurlers and with their local media’s alleged neglect of matters GAA.

Wed, 22 Aug, 2007

‘O’Leary has no case to answer’

CORK selector John Corcoran was adamant last night that defender Noel O’Leary has no case to answer over the incident which left Graham Geraghty prostrate in the opening 11 minutes of yesterday’s match.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2007

Cork dominate Meath to claim SFC final spot

Cork 1-16 Meath 0-9

Sun, 19 Aug, 2007

Jubilant Sligo champions at last

Galway 0-12 Sligo 1-10

Sun, 08 Jul, 2007

Honours even at Croke Park

Louth 1-11 Wicklow 0-14

Sun, 20 May, 2007

Donegal go top with victory over Dublin

Donegal 0-9 Dublin 0-5

Sun, 25 Feb, 2007

If Kerry play to form, they will win

IT’S a long time since there was so much uncertainty about the outcome of the All-Ireland football final.

Sat, 16 Sep, 2006

All-Ireland football final referees named

CAVAN’s Brian Crowe will referee the All-Ireland SFC final between Mayo and Kerry.

Sat, 02 Sep, 2006

Kerry win sets up Munster rematch

Kerry 2-15 Mayo 0-18

Sun, 07 Aug, 2005

Kingdom in command at half-time

Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-9 (HT)

Sun, 07 Aug, 2005

O’Sullivan the ace for Cork

Cork 0-16

Mon, 10 Mar, 2003

Jordanstown tested to the limit by Athlone

Jordanstown 0-13 Athlone IT 1-8

Thu, 27 Feb, 2003

Australia offers trip of a lifetime for Irish sports fans

IRISH sports fans travelling to Australia this autumn will have the opportunity of supporting the national side in two codes, over a two-day period.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2003

Let’s marry one good idea to the budget and save us all a fortune

IF Charlie McCreevy wants to save us all money — now that we’re back in the land of cutbacks — he could do worse than take the advice of one Ulster Unionist Party official who believes investment in the family is the way to keep society intact, while saving the taxpayer a fortune into the bargain.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2002