Carlow footballer confirms four-year ban over failed doping test

Carlow footballer Ray Walker has confirmed he will serve a four-year ban after failing a doping test in February but insists he did not intentionally take a banned substance.

Ray Walker in action for Carlow in 2008. Picture: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Carlow footballer Ray Walker has maintained he did not knowingly take the banned substance meldonium but has accepted a four-year ban.

In a statement released through the Gaelic Players Association on Tuesday, Walker insisted the breach for the performance-enhancing drug was not intentional.