Cunningham slams ‘dictatorial’ CCCC

GALWAY U21 boss Anthony Cunningham has branded the conduct of GAA President Christy Cooney and the Central Competitions Control Committee as ‘dictatorial’ in selecting Semple Stadium to host Saturday’s All-Ireland U21 final.

Cunningham also revealed that team management were in favour of boycotting the fixture against Tipperary but decided against such action due to the possibility of heavy suspensions for players.

He blasted: “It’s very disappointing, the dictatorial stance from Croke Park, from senior management down, the president to the CCCC. We haven’t got a fair hearing in Galway and everyone knows that. Last Sunday was a defining diktat from Croke Park, and it was a diktat, that the match would be in Thurles.