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Mayo's Kevin Keane successfully appeals red card

Kevin Keane is available for Mayo's semi-final with Dublin
Kevin Keane is available for Mayo's semi-final with Dublin

Mayo's Kevin Keane will be free to line-out against Dublin in his county's All-Ireland football semi-final clash after winning an appeal against a red card.

Keane was shown the red card in his county's quarter-final victory over Donegal for striking Michael Murphy towards the end of the game, moments after coming on as a substitute.

However Keane appealed against the sanction and a meeting of GAA's Central Hearings Committee has decided to downgrade the punishment to a yellow card, making Keane eligible to face Dublin.

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