Wicklow doctor steps down over fixture clash

A doctor involved in looking after Wicklow’s county teams for over 30 years has resigned from the position in protest over they way his club was treated over vital championship matches last weekend.

The Éire Óg club were forced, against their wishes, to play crucial senior football and hurling matches in the space of 24 hours, even though eight players were on both panels, including four who started both games.

After a frustrating week of pleading with county board and fixtures officials, Éire Óg’s hurlers were beaten by five points (3-17 to 4-9) by Glenealy in the county semi-final on Saturday. A day later, their footballers crashed out of the football championship at the quarter-final stage, beaten 2-14 to 1-12 by Baltinglass in a replay.