Tyrone's McMenamin to appeal ban

The Tyrone County Board have confirmed that All Star defender Ryan McMenamin will appeal the six-week ban handed down to him by the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee today.

County PRO Damien Harvey confirmed that the 'severity' of the suspension, and not the ban itself, will be appealed.

Harvey said he expects a hearing to be held in the very near future.

The CCCC has recommended the suspension as a result of an incident in which McMenamin appeared to grab Paul Galvin in the groin area during the National League game between Tyrone and Kerry on Sunday 15 February.

While referee Jimmy White took no on-pitch action on 15 February as he missed the incident, the Central Competitions Control Committee studied video evidence before handing down the lengthy ban.

If the suspension is imposed, the Dromore man will miss four league games against Galway, Westmeath, Donegal and Derry.