Tipperary axe defender Cathal Barrett

Cathal Barrett has been dropped from the Tipperary panel. The All-Star defender, who is currently recovering from a knee injury, is believed to have been omitted for a disciplinary breach.

Management are believed to have notified Barrett of their decision since Saturday when his club side Holycross-Ballycahill were in championship action against Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams. The 23-year-old sat out the game having damaged his left knee in last Sunday week’s Munster quarter-final loss to Cork in Thurles when rising for a ball with Luke O’Farrell.

It had been originally feared Barrett had suffered cruciate ligament damage but it was later ascertained it was a less serious knick although he still faced six weeks on the sidelines and risked missing Tipperary’s first round qualifier on July 1.