Post by bigmac on May 2, 2007 9:09:56 GMT
THE Munster Colleges' Council is set to investigate the disgraceful scenes that marred the end of an U16½ colleges Gaelic football final between St Brendan's Killarney and Tralee CBS at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.
Brendan's won the game 3-13 to 2-11 to claim the Frewen Cup but as soon as the final whistle was sounded, a number of the Tralee supporters who were in the stand rushed onto the pitch and proceeded in mob-like fashion to attack and kick a number of the Killarney players.
St Brendan's duo Jamie O'Sullivan and James O'Donoghue were knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked by the invading supporters.
The attackers were facilitated by the absence of stewards, but fortunately the quick action of Tralee CBS staff members, and the good sense of both sets of players prevented an even more serious incident.
Munster Colleges' Servicing Officer Tom Collum revealed that the report of referee Brendan Twiss would be examined before any action is taken by the provincial governing body.
"I wasn't at the match myself, so I don't know what happened," said Collum.
"We would hope to have the referee's report by Thursday, and we will be led and said by its contents."
Just an hour or so after the incident, Tralee CBS principal Tony O'Keeffe, a former secretary of the Kerry GAA Board, pledged that swift and significant action would be taken against the perpetrators.
O'Keeffe, one of the first on the pitch to quell the trouble, said: "We will be taking prompt and decisive action against the guilty parties.
"Two of the ring-leaders are not in our school, and we have identified two more who are pupils of our school.
"There was a lot of lads out there who were not involved (in the trouble), but they should not have run on to the pitch in the first place," added O'Keeffe.
Paddy Hickey
Brendan's won the game 3-13 to 2-11 to claim the Frewen Cup but as soon as the final whistle was sounded, a number of the Tralee supporters who were in the stand rushed onto the pitch and proceeded in mob-like fashion to attack and kick a number of the Killarney players.
St Brendan's duo Jamie O'Sullivan and James O'Donoghue were knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked by the invading supporters.
The attackers were facilitated by the absence of stewards, but fortunately the quick action of Tralee CBS staff members, and the good sense of both sets of players prevented an even more serious incident.
Munster Colleges' Servicing Officer Tom Collum revealed that the report of referee Brendan Twiss would be examined before any action is taken by the provincial governing body.
"I wasn't at the match myself, so I don't know what happened," said Collum.
"We would hope to have the referee's report by Thursday, and we will be led and said by its contents."
Just an hour or so after the incident, Tralee CBS principal Tony O'Keeffe, a former secretary of the Kerry GAA Board, pledged that swift and significant action would be taken against the perpetrators.
O'Keeffe, one of the first on the pitch to quell the trouble, said: "We will be taking prompt and decisive action against the guilty parties.
"Two of the ring-leaders are not in our school, and we have identified two more who are pupils of our school.
"There was a lot of lads out there who were not involved (in the trouble), but they should not have run on to the pitch in the first place," added O'Keeffe.
Paddy Hickey