Diarmuid Connolly has been handed a 12-week ban for his altercation with an official during Dublin's Leinster SFC quarter-final victory over Carlow at O'Moore Park.

Connolly, a 2016 All Star and crucial to the Dublin side which lifted the All-Ireland crown last October, was cited for putting his hands on linesman Ciaran Branagan.

The St. Vincents clubman is expected to be out of action until a potential All-Ireland semi-final, but a Dublin appeal is expected to be lodged to the ban proposed by the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC).

Here is the incident in question:

Dublin are back with a win. But Diarmuid Connolly couldn't escape controversy. Potential ban for this? #LeinsterGAA #GAA #GAAclips pic.twitter.com/w9EcI831If

— eirSport (@eirSport) June 3, 2017

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