Malachy O’Rourke breaks silence on drugs case

Malachy O’Rourke has called on the GAA to provide better education for players in the wake of the two-year ban handed down to Monaghan’s Thomas Connolly for failing a drugs test.

Speaking for the first time about the incident, the Monaghan manager was mindful of a possible appeal of the sanction, which he described as “harsh” on the fringe county panellist.

“The one thing we would have been strong on from the start is that Thomas wasn’t educated in any way,” he said.