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Philly McMahon argues with referee Paddy Neilan during Dublin's defeat to Kerry last month. James Crombie/INPHO

Suspension rules Philly McMahon out of Dublin's championship opener

The Dublin defender has been hit with a one-match ban relating to the Allianz League final defeat to Kerry.

DUBLIN WILL BEGIN their defence of the Sam Maguire on Saturday, 3 June without the services of corner-back Philly McMahon.

The four-time All-Ireland winner has been handed a one-match ban relating to Dublin’s defeat to Kerry at Croke Park in the Allianz Football League Division 1 final on 9 April.

According to a statement released this evening by the GAA, the Central Competitions Control Committee took disciplinary action against McMahon due to “abusive language towards a referee”.

The 29-year-old requested a hearing, which took place this evening, and the Central Hearings Committee “found the infraction proven” and imposed a suspension of one match on the Ballymun Kickhams player.

The punishment rules McMahon out of Dublin’s Leinster senior football quarter-final against Carlow at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise a week on Sunday.

However, the player does have the option of appealing in the meantime to the Central Appeals Committee.

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