Cooney: We're not proud of O'Byrne brawl

GAA president Christy Cooney is hopeful that the scenes of unrest which broke out at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise in Sunday’s O’Byrne Cup quarter-final between Laois and Kildare will not become commonplace this year.

Five players – three from Laois and two from Kildare saw red cards for their involvement in the 30th-minute brawl, with two more players dismissed in the second half through second yellow cards.