Cork chiefs treating row with the ‘utmost seriousness’

CORK GAA chiefs are treating the row at Sunday’s senior hurling championship clash between Glen Rovers and Bride Rovers with the “utmost seriousness,” according to chairman Jerry O’Sullivan.

A full-scale brawl involving up to 20 people broke out before half-time at the game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, with players and officials from both sides. Glen Rovers won the game, 3-23 to 1-17, in extra time, but the brawl was the main talking point after the game.

“We’ll be treating this incident with the utmost seriousness,” vowed O’Sullivan. “We can’t have incidents like that in the games. At this point we’re awaiting the referee’s report, which we expect to receive in the next couple of days. We’ll consider that and then take the next step.”

Cork officials also confirmed the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh remains on track, with the next step in the process the opening of negotiations with Cork City Council over the purchase of land for the redevelopment.

Meanwhile Offaly’s Daniel Currams has been handed a four-week ban by the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) after his red card against Galway on June 20.

The offence in question, described in the referee’s report as ‘behaving in a manner dangerous to an opponent,’ was a high tackle on Galway’s David Burke, who himself saw red in the replay between the sides.

Currams had sought to appeal the decision at Croke Park, but the (CCCC) did not find the evidence presented sufficiently compelling to contradict the contents of the referees’ report’ and suspended Currams for four weeks, dating back to Saturday.

Currams will now miss out on Offaly’s phase two qualifier against Limerick next month.