Thursday, July 02, 2009

Lengthy ban for Galway chairman

With just over a week to go until Galway face Clare in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifier, the Tribesmen have been rocked by the news that their Hurling Board chairman Miko Ryan has been banned for 8 weeks.

The ban arises from an incident with a selector during the Leinster semi-final clash with Kilkenny in Tullamore last Saturday week. His suspension comes following an investigation by the Board's disciplinary authorities into events on the O'Connor Park sideline, leading to Ryan clashing with selector John Moylan while the game was in progress.