GAA apologises over trophy incident

GAA President Nickey Brennan has put his hands up and apologised over the blunder that saw Wexford captain Colm Morris lift the wrong trophy after his side's historic NFL Division 3 final win over Fermanagh at Parnell Park yesterday.

GAA apologises over trophy incident
Mon, 28 Apr, 2008 - 18:09

GAA President Nickey Brennan has put his hands up and apologised over the blunder that saw Wexford captain Colm Morris lift the wrong trophy after his side's historic NFL Division 3 final win over Fermanagh at Parnell Park yesterday.

Morris accepted the O'Byrne Cup from Brennan after the game instead of the Division 3 cup.

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