Down hurling boss Ronan Sheehan has welcomed a strong clampdown on racist and sectarian abuse that was delivered at GAA Congress last weekend.
A motion which sought to increase the ban for “deed, word or gesture of a racist, sectarian or anti-inclusion/diversity nature” from two games to 48 weeks was passed with 91% of delegates voting in favour.
There is, however, an allowance for the punishment to be cut to 24 weeks for over-18s or 12 weeks for under-18s should they “complete an appropriate course of training or education”.
