Antrim set to appeal 48-week Matthew Fitzpatrick ban over ‘deliberately false evidence’

Antrim are in the process of appealing the 48-week ban handed down to footballer Matthew Fitzpatrick by the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) for giving “deliberately false evidence and deliberately [misleading] the hearing” earlier this month.
Antrim set to appeal 48-week Matthew Fitzpatrick ban over ‘deliberately false evidence’
Wed, 17 May, 2017 - 01:00
John Fogarty

Antrim face Donegal in an Ulster quarter-final in Ballybofey this Sunday, which Fitzpatrick is set to miss as things stand.

It was recommended that Fitzpatrick be given a one-match ban for an incident in the penultimate Division 3 game against Armagh in March.

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