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BBC News
31-05-2025
- General
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Fitzgerald handed eight-week ban for 'misconduct'
Antrim hurling boss Davy Fitzgerald has been handed an eight-week ban for comments he made after his side's defeat by Galway in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship earlier this month. Fitzgerald criticised officials after Declan McCloskey was sent off for an off-the-ball incident in the game in Salthill, which Antrim lost by 28 former Clare and Wexford boss was subsequently charged by the GAA with "misconduct considered to have discredited the association".At a hearing on Friday, which was requested by Fitzgerald, the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) upheld the infraction and handed him an eight-week has the option of appealing the suffered relegation from Leinster to the Joe McDonagh Cup for the 2026 season with last week's defeat by Offaly. Following the game, Fitzgerald said he needed time before making a decision on his Antrim future. He took over as boss last year following Darren Gleeson's departure.
BreakingNews.ie
31-05-2025
- General
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Davy Fitzgerald hit with eight-week ban for comments on officials
Antrim hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has been hit with an eight-week ban by the GAA. He's been suspended for comments criticising officials following Antrim's defeat to Galway in the Leinster Championship earlier this month. Advertisement Fitzgerald had claimed he was 'despised' by a number of referees in the wake of his side's 28-point loss in Salthill. He was charged for 'misconduct considered to have discredited the association', and the former Clare goalkeeper has the option to appeal the decision. Antrim were relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup after they finished bottom of the Leinster hurling championship.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fitzgerald calls for time and hits back at McNaughton
Antrim boss Davy Fitzgerald has said he needs time before making a decision on his future after his side exited the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. The Saffrons' three-year stint in Leinster came to an end with a 3-15 to 1-16 defeat by Offaly in Tullamore on Sunday. Fitzgerald agreed to a two-year term when he replaced Darren Gleeson ahead of the 2025 season, but admitted he will not rush into a decision before committing to leading Antrim through their return to the second-tier Joe McDonagh Cup. "I think I need a bit of time," Fitzgerald told RTE. "I finished with Waterford last year, and I've said this a thousand times. I finished and I was done. I knew in my time in Waterford, I was struggling at the end of it."Fitzgerald previously admitted he is "struggling" with the travel that has come with the Antrim job. The 53-year-old lives in Sixmilebridge in Clare, a four-hour drive from Antrim's training base in Dunsilly. "I want a bit of time to enjoy time with my family and that," he added. "As I said last year...I love my hurling and I'll always love it."And no matter what the story is, we'll see what's ahead."Fitzgerald also said he thought Terence McNaughton "had a bit more class" while responding to comments made by the former Antrim player and manager in the build-up to the Offaly game. In an interview with the Irish Independent, McNaughton accused Fitzgerald of "throwing players under the bus" while criticising the former Clare boss' "stupid" interviews."He's entitled to his opinion. He was in management himself. Maybe he didn't have a great record in that," said Fitzgerald. "I thought he'd show a bit more class than that."
