GAA: JAYO GETS THREE MONTH BAN.

Byline: SEAN FEGAN

DUBLIN football star Jason Sherlock is out of inter-county and club action for three months following his card in an Allianz National League game against Roscommon in February.

Sherlock, who had his initial appearance before the Games Administration Committee postponed because he was out of the country, learned his fate when the GAC met on Wednesday night.

After yesterday's confirmation of outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Co. Louth it is still unclear just how much football Sherlock will miss because the ban applies from the date of the game on Feburay 10, 2001.

At the same meeting the GAC also imposed suspensions of twelve weeks on Gregory Kennedy of Galway and Andrew McCann of Armagh. Again, the suspensions apply from the dates of the games in which they were sent off.

Kennedy got his marching orders in the Allianz Hurling League game between Dublin and Galway on February 18 and McCann was red-carded in the Allianz Football League game between Limerick and Armagh on February 25.

Mark Cosgrove of Sligo was suspended for a period of eight weeks as a result of an incident in the Sligo versus Mayo Allianz Football League game, also on February 25, 2001.

All involved will no doubt be waiting anxiously to see if the GAA calls off it programme for the coming week and they serve the suspensions with no loss toclubs or counties.

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SHERLOCK: Three month ban