GAELIC GAMES DIGESTThe Wexford County Board will find out next week whether they will be charged officially with bringing the GAA into disrepute. Director general Páraic Duffy sent a letter to county officials three weeks ago asking them to explain why they should not be charged following their publication of a statement that accused president Nickey Brennan of hypocrisy.
County chairman Ger Doyle has revealed Wexford have responded to the letter and is hopeful a line will be drawn under the saga when the management committee considers the case next week.
He said, "We've explained our case in detail and we would be hopeful that they will be satisfied with our explanation and it will all be resolved."
The hypocrisy charge was made in a statement issued on behalf of the Wexford board after the Disputes Resolution Authority refused to hear an appeal against the relegation of the county's hurlers to Division Two next year.
The DRA ruled it could not hear an appeal against a decision made by a Competitions Control Committee and the appeal had not been submitted in time.
Wexford accused Croke Park of failing "to uphold the rules it is entrusted to do by the association".
The comments in relation to Brennan were what provoked the ire of central management.
"One has to question both the president and Croke Park's rationale in their use of 'technicalities' to prevent the tribunal from hearing the substantive issue in this case," the statement read. "This is the same president who implored county boards and their representatives, at congress in Sligo just two weeks ago, to accept rulings at Croke Park and not seek to circumvent them by means of 'technicalities' or other loopholes.
" . . . every effort was made by Croke Park to deprive Wexford County Board of a hearing by usage of the very same methods as the president implored county boards not to use. Is this not hypocrisy in the extreme?"
Meanwhile, Wexford are pleased with the decisions of the Leinster Council to bring their provincial hurling semi-final against Dublin forward to 4.15pm from 6.30pm, and not to grant Laois a postponement of the football semi-final.
GALWAY:Galway hurlers have been given a boost after defender Gerald Mahon was given the all-clear to resume training. Mahon played in a number of National League games but missed the final against Tipperary because of an ankle injury. He is aiming to be fit to face Antrim at the end of the month.
PLAYER AWARDS:Offaly hurler Brian Carroll and Wicklow footballer Leighton Glynn were named yesterday as the Vodafone GAA All Stars Players of the Month for May.
Carroll was outstanding against Laois in the opening round of the Leinster championship, scoring 16 points, four from play. Last month Wicklow won their first Leinster championship match at Croke Park when beating Kildare with Glynn inspirational in attack.
