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Row over purported exclusion of children from GAA club comes before High Court
Summary
Sinead O'Farrell, mother of four children aged 10, 8, 6 and 5, has applied to the High Court for injunctions to prevent Fingallians GAA Club from barring her family from club activities. She claims that she, her husband Jason and their children were banned after a dispute over a U‑9 football tournament in Newry last year. The dispute involved the club's head coach, Richie Herity, and led to the removal of volunteer coaches in September. O'Farrell alleges that club officials have communicated that her family should leave the club and that they were asked to refrain from attending until a meeting. She seeks injunctions restraining officials from interfering with her children's right to attend the club and declarations that any ban is unlawful. Mr Justice Brian O'Moore granted short service of the proceedings to several club officials, with a returnable hearing scheduled for the following Thursday.
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What: Report matter: Row over purported exclusion of children from GAA club comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2023-01-30 Publication
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