Oak Leaf chiefs slam Brolly comments

THE Derry County Board has branded comments made by Joe Brolly about an U21 footballer as “harmful and unmerited”.

Oak Leaf chiefs slam Brolly comments
Thu, 15 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Colm O’Connor

Although the statement released through Oak Leaf PRO Sean Gunning doesn’t name the controversial RTÉ pundit, it relates to a column written by the former All Star, which was published last week.

In the column, Brolly criticised 20-year-old full-back Carlus McWilliams, who missed his county’s Ulster U21 championship semi-final defeat to Donegal because of Irish dancing commitments.

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