Con O'Callaghan will be free to line out for Cuala in Saturday's Leinster Club SFC quarter-final clash with Naas (Live on RTÉ2/Player) after his red card from their Dublin county final win over Kilmacud Crokes was rescinded last night.
The Dublin star was sent off in the latter stages of the county decider at Parnell Park - which Cuala won thanks to a late Eoin Kennedy point - which would have ruled him out of their first Leinster tie on front of the RTÉ Sport cameras.
O'Callaghan received his marching orders after an off-the-ball collision with Kilmacud goalkeeper Devon Burns moments before Crokes drew the game level through a spectacular goal from substitute Luke Ward. Cuala would go on to nick the win in injury time and secure their first ever Dublin SFC crown.
O'Callaghan, a three-time All Star with Dublin and a six-time All-Ireland winner, was due to serve a one-game ban.
However, Cuala were able to produce video evidence to challenge the decision at a Dublin County Board meeting on Tuesday evening and it is believed their argument was strong enough to sway the decision in their favour.
Naas were on the other end of a similar red card decision in their own county final when, trailing Celbridge by one point in the Kildare decider, Celbridge substutite - and former Lilywhites senior player - Paddy Brophy was sent off barely 60 seconds after his introduction.
Naas popped over the final two scores of the game to win a scrappy contest 1-07 to 1-06 for their fourth county title in succession.
The Kildare side have lost two of the last three Leinster Club SFC finals to Kilmacud Crokes.
Watch Naas (Kildare) v Cuala (Dublin) in the Leinster Senior Football Championship quarter-final on Saturday from 7pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
