AN IRISH ATHLETE has been involved in an alleged anti-doping violation, following an adverse finding in a test taken in December.
While an individual has been named in certain Irish publications on Saturday morning, Athletics Ireland told The Score that they could not get into any specific details of the case while an investigation is ongoing.
The case will now be the subject of a hearing before the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and this is expected to take place next week.
Under anti-doping guidelines, the athlete in question can choose to appear before a disciplinary panel to explain the findings or have a B sample tested.
Reports suggest that the athlete in question has chosen the former option.
I wish him the best of luck. St. Kilda is playing the Melbourne Demons, my team. He will have his hands full with the Dees forward line.
Great achievement. There has been a reduction in the Irish activity in the AFL this season. Basically only Touhy and McKenna. Would love if O’Connor could get more game time with Geelong and O’Riordan getting a start with Sydney.
A footballer from Kilkenny!!!! Wonder of wonders!!!
@Micheal S. O’ Ceilleachair: the dubs best footballer has Kilkenny blood in him
Well done to Joyce and that’s one less Kilkenny assassin that Galway have to worry about in the future
@Finnster: and Joyce a good Galway name!!!!!!
Great to see someone make it in professional sports. Well done
Fair play to him & the best of luck!!!
Some loss to the Kilkenny footballers though ……cough!!!
Paddy McCartin at half forward, sounds like a buck from Leitrim or Cavan.
@Enda Reynolds: whereas Maverick Weller is definitely one of them Wellers from Moate