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Paul Dillon on his GAA club's eight week ban for match in his honour

A Donegal man battling motor neuron disease has pleaded with the GAA to overturn an eight-week su...

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10.15 25 Apr 2019


Paul Dillon on his GAA club's eight week ban for match in his honour


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10.15 25 Apr 2019


A Donegal man battling motor neuron disease has pleaded with the GAA to overturn an eight-week suspension imposed on his local club because it allowed a charity soccer match to be played on one of its pitches.

In February, Naomh Colmcille’s grounds in Newtowncunningham staged a tournament to raise funds to help him cope with the illness, though GAA permission for the event had already been refused.

He joins Newstalk Breakfast now to air his frustrations.


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