O’Neill: I had no role in Armagh suspensions

GAA president Liam O’Neill has rejected Paul Grimley’s assertion that he, along with Director General Páraic Duffy and the media, influenced the decision to ban three Armagh players earlier this summer.

Brendan Donaghy, Kieran Toner and Andy Mallon received one-match suspensions for their part in the ‘Paradegate’ incident before their provincial championship opener against Cavan.

Two Cavan players received identical bans, but Grimley cried foul, claiming Cavan were the perpetrators and criticised what he claimed was undue influence brought to bear on the disciplinary body’s deliberations.