Wicklow manager Oisín McConville handed a four-week suspension for abuse of referee

Wicklow football manager Oisín McConville has been handed a four-week suspension for verbal abuse of Tyrone referee Kieran Eanetta at last weekend’s Division 3 league match against Sligo.

The two-point defeat leaves Wicklow pointless after two matches in the campaign to date.

McConville exercised his right to a hearing after the Central Competitions Control Committee had decided he had a case to answer for “abusive language towards a referee”.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Central Hearings Committee, it was found that the infraction had been proven and the suspension was imposed.

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The Wicklow manager can appeal the penalty to the Central Appeals Committee but if it is not successfully challenged, he will miss the upcoming matches against Westmeath and Clare.

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