Cork chiefs to appeal for Canty

CORK GAA chiefs will present an appeal at Croke Park tomorrow against GAC charges levelled at minor footballer Kevin Canty, arising from the controversial drawn All-Ireland quarter-final against Laois.

Canty, of Valley Rovers, will attend the management committee hearing with County Board chairman Jim Forbes and secretary Frank Murphy, before making a dash back to Cork to line out with Rovers in their Cork IHC premier clash with Carrigaline.

The GAC hearing of Laois minor Donal Brennan has been deferred, pending a resolution of the Cork appeal.

That clears Brennan to play in tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry at Croke Park.

Meanwhile, Carnew footballer Mark Collins has been suspended for two years by Wicklow GAA’s Disciplinary Committee as a result of an alleged incident with a linesman during a SFC game at Baltinglass.

Collins, who is also a hurler with the Carnew club, had just been sent off by referee Eddie Leonard when the incident occurred involving linesman John Hardy.

Referee Leonard, in his report, said he did not see the alleged assault as he was getting ready to resume play after sending off Collins.

And when he heard the commotion, he turned to find that his linesman was on the ground.

In handing out the two-year ban to Collins, the Disciplinary Committee also had a report from John Hardy, himself a referee, in which he outlined what happened to him.

He withdrew from taking charge of the second match at the venue.

Sunday’s Donegal SHC final clash between Setanta and Burt is off, over doubts about the legality of one of the Setanta players.

Terence McDaid has been playing hurling for Setanta for the past 20 years.

But he apparently joined Tyrone football side Castlederg last year and continued to hurl with Setanta in Donegal.

He is currently being investigated by the Ulster Council after the county board learned of his transfer outside the county.