ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Dublin have received a welcome boost ahead of next weekend’s semi-final against Kerry with news that Eoghan O’Gara has been cleared to play.
The full-forward was sent off in the quarter-final against Donegal earlier this month, when he was adjudged to have struck Neil McGee, but the controversial red card has since been downgraded to a yellow following an appeal.
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The Central Hearings Committee found O’Gara culpable only for ‘rough play’ rather than ‘striking with the hand’ which is deemed a yellow card offence.
The 30-year-old, who came on as a late substitute in the quarter-final, is now free to take on Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s side on Sunday 28 August.
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Fair few deserve less than 5, which seems to be some sort of lower threshold for some reason
@Mark Nother: can’t justify 5 for most of them, realistically a 3 or below
@Ian McLoughlin: Doherty got the gate and still picked up a 5.
A manager who cant get the best out of the players he has usually gets sacked in the end.He is a decent guy doing his best but unfortunately he doesn’t seem to be able to motivate these players to perform at a level to win games.Our defending tonight was really poor.
@Leo O Hara: yeah but he’s cheap.
Those ratings are a joke, most would get a 3 , bar Bazanu, Collins and Egan a 5 for those. Idah, o’dowda and Molumby a 2 at most. Kenny a 1. We made an average side look like prime Croatia.