Kerry and Tipperary County Boards fined €5,000 for match withdrawals

KERRY and Tipperary County Boards will face sizeable losses for their withdrawals from the All-Ireland senior championship in hurling and football respectively.

Both counties were hit with €5,000 fines for their indiscretions but, more important, the two Munster sides will also miss out on monies from the All-Ireland qualifiers series. Kerry hurlers refused to participate in the qualifiers after suffering a heavy defeat by Cork in the Munster SHC, while internal wrangling led to Tipperary pulling out of their football qualifier date with Fermanagh.

Tipperary have also been directed by Croke Park to take disciplinary action on the matter internally.