Carlow boss hit with 20-week ban for 'threatening conduct towards a referee'

Carlow have been hit with a triple-blow ahead of the start of the Leinster Football Championship.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2019 - 17:25

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Carlow have been hit with a triple-blow ahead of the start of the Leinster Football Championship.

Manager Turlough O'Brien has been handed a 20-week ban after the Central Hearings Committee found him guilty of "threatening conduct towards a referee".

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Courts Gaa Carlow GAA Carlow Place: Carlow Person: Manager Person: Turlough O'Brien Person: Brendan Murphy Person: Stephen Poacher Event: Leinster football championship Organisation: Carlow Organisation: Central Hearings Committee Organisation: Allianz Football League

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