Irish Sports Council clarifies dope-testing criteria

THE Irish Sports Council (ISC) says it has no problem conducting anti-doping tests on Gaelic players before or during training.

Dr Una May of the ISC’s anti-doping unit confirmed Croke Park has made aware out-of-competition testing can be done at what would appear to be a more suitable time when the player is hydrated.

The news comes after a dehydrated Kerry footballer was detained for over three hours after training in Tralee on Tuesday night while attempting to produce a urine sample.