McGrath hits out after O’Sullivan picks up ban

Waterford boss Derek McGrath is unhappy with the circumstances that led to forward Brian O’Sullivan being slapped with a two-match suspension.

O’Sullivan was banned retrospectively following an incident with Damien Cahalane in the Munster SHC semi-final replay. Waterford County Board officials were contacted last week with notification of the proposed sanction but by the time O’Sullivan learned of his fate, it was too late to seek a Croke Park hearing with the Central Hearings Committee (CHC).

McGrath said: “All I’ll say is that we wouldn’t be too happy with the way it was handled. The chap wasn’t given due process. Whatever way you want to read into that, you can.”