Westmeath star O'Connell to learn fate today

Westmeath midfielder Rory O'Connell will learn today if his appeal to have a three-month ban reduced to just four weeks has been successful.

The 2001 All Star was handed the stiff sentence after his clash with an Offaly opponent at Croke Park during their Leinster championship tie.

O'Connell hopes that a letter from Offaly's Pascal Kellaghan exonerating him from any wrongdoing will clear his name or at least reduce the suspension.