GAA: ULSTER 3 IN APPEAL.Byline: By ORLA BANNON A TRIBUNAL to hear the appeals of Ulster trio Ryan McMenamin Ryan 'Ricey' McMenamin is a Canadian-born Irish Gaelic football player who plays for Tyrone. He plays his club football for Dromore in Tyrone. Despite normally starting at corner back, he is not a traditional corner back, often running with the ball up the pitch, and getting , Paul McGrane and Ciaran McKeever will take place in Croke Park Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. on Wednesday night. Their pleas against the four week suspensions handed down by the CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation was rejected by the Central Appeals Committee on Friday night and now their cases move onto the next level with a tribunal to be chaired by Hugh O'Flaherty. The Disputes Resolution Authority met at short notice on Saturday morning as McMenamin was still hoping to line out for Tyrone against Monaghan that afternoon. However, his application to suspend his ban pending the full hearing of the dispute was turned down. "We are satisfied with the process if not the outcome," said Tyrone secretary Dominic McCaughey. "We appreciate that the stops were pulled out - to only get the decision at midnight (on Friday) and then have a tribunal set-up for 11am that morning was outstanding." Now all focus shifts to Wednesday night with McMenamin clinging onto the slim hope he will cleared to play against Dublin next weekend. Meanwhile, the Armagh duo are sweating on a one match ban which rules them out of a quarter-final clash with Laois on Saturday week. CAPTION(S): REBELS RISING: Cork's Noel O''Leary and Galway's Padraic Joyce battle for the ball in the All-Ireland quarter-final yesterday |
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