EXCLUSIVE | Update on Minor Sledging Allegations

Tuesday 03.11.2015

Club

Teamtalk has this evening learned that a series of allegations attributed to Tyrone minor footballers during the championship game against Donegal, “did not take place” according to Ulster GAA.

Both sides met in the opening round of the Ulster minor championship back on the 17^th May in Ballybofey.  The allegations surrounded the alleged treatment of a Donegal player during the game but the Ulster Council in their judgement exonerated the Tyrone minor players, management and coaches.

Up until tonight the untrue allegations had remained in the public domain as fact.  Donegal minor football boss Declan Bonner had been particularly vocal following the game and one Donegal newspaper carried the headline “Donegal minor manager hits out after ‘toxic’ taunting of player”.

A statement from Ulster GAA, and the Donegal and Tyrone county board’s is expected to be released shortly to finally bring closure to this unfortunate episode.  Perhaps then the players that represented the Red Hand county that afternoon will finally begin to rid themselves of the unnecessary commentary which was attributed to them from the Donegal minor management, a former Donegal senior player and an RTE pundit.

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In a response to our report Donegal GAA have this evening responded with the following statement…

CLG Dhun na nGall wish to vehemently refute the story on teamtalkmag.com this evening. CLG Dhun na nGall has in its possession the Ulster Council CCC Investigation Report and the conclusions reached were agreed by both CLG Thir Eoghain and CLG Dhun na nGall at a meeting on Wednesday September 23rd. We understand that the Ulster Council will make a statement in the morning accordingly.