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BROLLY AND CAHILL IN HEATED ROW OVER PUSH ON DONEGAL TEAM DOCTOR

written by Stephen Maguire August 9, 2014
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A push on Donegal team doctor Kevin Moran by Armagh’s Aidan Findon resulted in a heated radio debate between Joe Brolly and Des Cahill.

Dr Kevin Moran - pushed to the ground by Armagh player.

Dr Kevin Moran – pushed to the ground by Armagh player.

The encounter after nine minutes in today’s All-Ireland quarter-final with a the row lasting nearly two minutes.

Armagh’s Aaron Findon received a yellow card after the incident during which Dr Moran fell to the ground.

The row occurred on popular RTE Radio One programme ‘Saturday Sport’, which was hosted by Cahill and Joanne Cantwell.

Former Mayo GAA player Kevin McStay was also in the studio.

While talking about the incident, Brolly told Cahill he believed he was “overblowing” the incident.

“Doctors do not get thrown to the ground,” Cahill told Brolly.

Brolly mentioned a recent boxing match RTE had covered – although he didn’t specify which match it was.

But the RTE host said it had nothing to do with boxing and asked Brolly if he was saying it was okay for a doctor to get thrown onto the ground.

“I remember one of the most brutal boxing fights I had ever seen in my life and you guys were lionising it and saying it was magnificent… that it was an example of tremendous courage.

“Both boxers knocked each other out,” Brolly said.

Des interjected saying it had nothing to do with the incident during the match.

“That was boxing. That was boxing. This is a team sport when a doctor came on…”

Brolly then replied: “I just think you are making too much of it Des… You know this is not… this is not a kiddie story.

“I’m not allowing you trivialising it… that’s all I’m saying,” Cahill said.

McStay then said he didn’t agree with Brolly’s viewpoint.

“You have to a travel to a lot of other sports to see the medical staff being thrown to the floor,” McStay, who is a columnist with the Herald, said.

“We’re an amateur sport. I can’t agree with you Joe.”

Brolly then said: “If you put your head in the lion’s mouth, you shouldn’t sort of waggle it about you know.

“I think you’re just overblowing the whole thing … it’s not the end of the world,” Brolly concluded.

“I’d say in 30 years and more, in playing it and watching it, I’ve never seen a doctor tending another player, club or county level, being pulled out and pushed to the floor,” McStay added.

 

BROLLY AND CAHILL IN HEATED ROW OVER PUSH ON DONEGAL TEAM DOCTOR was last modified: August 9th, 2014 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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