Judo club seeks to reverse suspension

A judo club has brought a High Court challenge against its suspension by the sport’s national governing body over comments posted on Facebook.

Muskerry Judo Club in Macroom, Co Cork, was suspended by the Irish Judo Association for six months over comments posted in August on the club’s Facebook page after one of its members was omitted from the Irish team that took part in the recent World Judo Championships in Brazil.

The club, which wants the suspension quashed, said the decision to suspend it is unfair and breaches its rights to natural justice. The club fears the suspension could lead to its closure and its members abandoning the sport.