Dublin GAA preempt Croke Park by banning Dessie Farrell for 12 weeks

The players' activities, in breach of Covid-19 guidelines, was described as a "serious error of judgement".

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell

Dublin GAA have preempted Croke Park by handing down a 12-week suspension to their senior football manager Dessie Farrell for a training session breaching lockdown rules on Wednesday morning.

Despite their own investigation into a training session in Innisfails GAA club on Wednesday resulting in the Na Fianna man being banned, the county are likely to face punishment by the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee.