Relief for Mary I trio as ban fears allayed

HIGHER Education GAA Chairman Michael Mallie last night revealed that any proposed suspensions for Mary Immaculate College hurling trio Shane McGrath, Jamie Nagle and Darragh Egan will only pertain to third-level competitions.

Mary Immaculate College last week withdrew from the secondary hurling competition, the Ryan Cup, granting a walkover to quarter-final opponents IT Tralee after third-level authorities informed them that Tipperary duo McGrath and Egan, and Waterford senior Nagle were ineligible to play as they did not have sufficient course credits.

There were suggestions over the weekend they were set to be slapped with 12-week bans which would have ruled them out of all GAA action.