Eligibility row stifling Galway championship progress

THE Galway senior football championship has been thrown into disarray as a new appeal is to be heard into the eligibility of a player.

The last 16 round was cancelled at the weekend because of Galway’s All-Ireland qualifier next weekend against Meath, but it now looks as if it could be weeks before it resumes.

Micheal Breathnachs, who were 1-10 to 0-12 winners over Mountbellew/Moylough in the last round, were re-admitted to the Galway SFC last week having initially been thrown out by the Galway County Board. Their appeal to the Connacht Council resulted in Galway County Board re-examining the case and reversing their earlier decision.