GAC hearing is adjourned as Barden seeks injunction
Ms Justice Laffoy adjourned until Friday the hearing of an application on behalf of Barden for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the GAC taking any further steps to investigate the alleged breach of discipline on March 9 last at Longford Slashers, Longford, pending the hearing of an action brought by Barden.
Mr Peter Bland BL, for Barden, who lives at Kilmore, Killashee, Co Longford, said his client was suspended and as a result could not play against Carlow in the Leinster SFC first round meeting last Sunday.
He could not train with the team and would also miss a club match this weekend.
Mr Bland said there was no difficulty in agreeing to an adjournment of the GAA disciplinary hearing but his client remained suspended and apart from the fact that he could not train with the team, his client also had the personal difficulty that he was facing into third level examinations.
Mr Bland asked the court to grant an interim order restraining the imposition of sanctions pending the interlocutory hearing.
His client would claim that any decision of the GAC would be misconceived as the Committee had no jurisdiction to invoke any of its powers with regard to this particular match.
Mr Eamonn Marrey BL, for the GAA authorities, said that his clients would give an undertaking to take no steps in this case pending the meeting on May 26.
His clients also wanted to prepare affidavits in opposition to the player's application on the basis that the player's case was misconceived.
Barden is a member of the Clonguish GAA Club and claims he received a letter from the GAA on April 14 last informing him that the referee in what he claims was an unofficial tournament game between Clonguish and St Vincents had reported him for "verbal abuse and striking".
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