John Fogarty: Abiding by the rules of the GAA hasn’t done Galway much favours

It’s widely agreed the penalties handed out to Cork, Down, Dublin, and Monaghan were not appropriate. The GAA hierarchy know it, the CCCC know it, almost everyone knows it

Galway manager Padraic Joyce. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Mon, 31 May, 2021 - 21:10

John Fogarty

John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.

On Sunday, Pádraic Joyce submitted the latest piece of evidence that crime does pay in the GAA. He might have overegged it by saying Monaghan will be rewarded for “breaking a curfew” when they enjoy home advantage in the relegation play-off against his Galway team on June 13 but his frustration was understandable.

Because they were only due to play one game at home which was moved to Enniskillen as part of their punishment, Monaghan have the choice of venue as Galway had two round games on their own patch.