Revealed: Cork boss McCarthy and Down’s Tally hit with 12-week bans for breach of training guidelines

Both counties to lose home venue for one Allianz Division 2 National League game

DEFIANT: Cork manager Ronan McCarthy insisted that Cork followed all protocols and non-training guidelines in their get together in Youghal last month.

CORK football manager Ronan McCarthy and his Down counterpart Paddy Tally are facing 12-week bans for overseeing collective sessions in breach of the GAA’s training guidelines.

Sanctions against both counties will be confirmed today and are also set to include the loss of home venue for at least one of their Allianz League games, if and when those fixtures take place.