Dawson defiant after sit-down pitch protest

The Limerick City club official who staged a one-man protest before a divisional final at the weekend insists he has no regrets about his actions.

Despite the presence of a number of gardaí, Hammy Dawson (St Patrick’s Club) sat on the pitch in Clarina for an hour on Saturday evening, forcing a delayed start to the City JAHL decider.

St Patrick’s were due to play Crecora a week earlier in the competition’s semi-final but could not fulfil the fixture as a number of their players were involved with county senior and intermediate Munster championship teams that evening. Crecora were awarded the game and progressed to Saturday’s final against Na Piarsaigh.