Clare hoping Kennedy’s six months ban will be backdated

CLARE GAA chiefs are hopeful that a six month ban hanging over football manager John Kennedy will be backdated to allow him coach the Banner next season. Kennedy’s unusually stiff suspension from the Kerry County Board is due to go before a Munster Council meeting tonight on appeal.

However, there were hopes last night that the ban would be applied from the date of the game last June.

That would clear Kennedy to return to the Clare sidelines in January.