Bannon revives review process challenge

FORMER inter-county referee John Bannon is to make another attempt to change the controversial GAA rule which empowers the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) to request whistleblowers to review disciplinary incidents and impose retrospective suspensions.

And, even though a motion to amend the relevant rule failed at Congress in April, Bannon has persuaded his Longford club, Legan Sarsfields, to forward a similar motion to county convention.

He is opposed to the practice on a number of grounds, not least because of the pressure it places on referees, but also because of what he perceives as a lack of consistency in its application.