Quilligan: We must be shrewder

There’s been a lot of talk about the drawn Limerick SFC final when a Dromcollogher-Broadford supporter entered the fray and got involved in an altercation with Newcastlewest player James Kelly.

The supporter, Martin Stokes, received a 96-week ban from the county board’s Competitions Control Committee. It became a nationwide talking point with GAA Director General Páraic Duffy going so far as to back criminal prosecutions arising from assaults at games.

Tonight the two sides meet again and, while the focus will be on that injury-time incident, Newcastlewest manager Mikey Quilligan believes it’s a pity the matter has deflected attention away from what was a fine contest.