Counihan slams college rule barring Walsh

Cork manager Conor Counihan has criticised a new ruling which is barring his All Star midfielder Aidan Walsh from playing college football.

The GAA’s Higher Education Board’s ruling in October prevents players who have studied more than two college courses from playing football or hurling at third level. Walsh, who previously enrolled in two courses in CIT, is now being prevented from playing football for his new college DCU.

Walsh had an appeal to the Central Appeals Committee thrown out over the weekend.