Farragher welcomes Buckley’s final clearance

No-one beyond Killarney seems to have been happier than Martin Farragher with the confirmation that Dr Croke’s midfielder Johnny Buckley was free to play in Sunday’s All-Ireland club football final. It’s not as if Buckley’s reprieve helps Farragher or Corofin in their quest to claim a third title in five years, but the Galway man knows all too well how it feels to be shown a harsh, straight red card in a national semi-final.

The 24-year-old was dismissed by referee, Derek O’Mahony, in the opening minute of Corofin’s All-Ireland semi-final against Moorefield, of Kildare, last season, but was eventually cleared to play by the Central Hearings Committee.