Coughlan challenges 12-month ban in court

CORK CITY chairman Tom Coughlan has gone to court to challenge the 12-month ban and €5,000 fine imposed last week by a Disciplinary Committee at FAI headquarters in Abbotstown.

Coughlan yesterday obtained an order from the High Court for leave to judicially review the hearing which took place on December 17.

According to a statement issued by the club: “The order relates to the committee’s refusal of Mr Coughlan’s request for an adjournment, the committee’s decision to hold the hearing in Mr Coughlan’s absence and the Committee’s finding that Mr Coughlan had brought the game of football into disrepute and the sanction imposed on him. As a result of this, certain issues may not be capable of being finalised while the proceedings are pending.”