Charleville and Douglas GAA clubs facing €2,500 fines as they are thrown out of Cork Premier U21 Hurling Championship

Both Charleville and Douglas GAA clubs have been thrown out of the Cork Premier U21 Hurling championship and face up to €2,500 in fines each as a result of the behaviour of mentors and players in a fourth-round tie last Saturday week.

Both Charleville and Douglas GAA clubs have been thrown out of the Cork Premier U21 Hurling championship and face up to €2,500 in fines each as a result of the behaviour of mentors and players in a fourth-round tie last Saturday week, writes Eoghan Cormican.

The game in Fermoy was abandoned by referee Patrick O’Driscoll after 42 minutes, and following consideration of the referee’s report and eyewitness evidence, Cork GAA officials issued its recommended sanctions Monday night to both clubs.