Ballinderry set to appeal if brawl bans confirmed

Ballinderry have described proposed suspensions for 13 players and supporters involved in a brawl which marred the club’s Derry SFC final defeat as "severe".

Three players face 48-week bans while two others picked up one-match bans following the controversial defeat to Slaughtneil in Celtic Park two weeks ago.

Club chairman Stephen McGeehen, who is also the Ulster Council’s Head of Operations and sits on the GAA’s national code of conduct committee, confirmed the club executive were meeting last night to discuss the penalties.