Points deduction another setback for ladies football in Kerry

Further controversy has hit Kerry ladies football, with the senior team docked league points for fielding three unregistered players against Mayo last month.

Kerry defeated Mayo by 2-14 to 2-6 in their second Division 1 fixture of the spring on Sunday, February 4, at Brosna, but the three league points they garnered for that win have been deducted and awarded to Mayo.

Rule 55 of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) official guide states that any team proved to have played an unregistered player shall be fined €100 per offending player and shall forfeit the game to their opponents, unless exempted by rule 260. Kerry now sit joint-bottom of Division 1, with no points after five games. Graham Shine’s side lost away to Donegal over the weekend on a scoreline of 6-11 to 0-9.