McCaughey says McMahon was attacked in Ulster semi
December 06, 2011
Tyrone's Joe McMahon
Tyrone county board secretary Dominic McCaughey has claimed that Joe McMahon was deliberately struck during Tyrone's Ulster SFC semi-final defeat to Donegal in June.
McMahon was forced off after shipping a high challenge from a Donegal opponents and Mickey Harte's team went on to lose the game in Clones by a single point, while the Tir Chonaill men marched on to the final against Derry, whom they defeated to clinch their first Anglo-Celt Cup since 1992.
"Tyrone were incapable of breaking through the Donegal defence, were guilty of poor free-taking and were unfortunate to lose full-back Joe McMahon through injury, from a deliberate and cynical punch to the head," McCaughey said in his report to the County Convention.
McCaughey also hit out at the Northern Ireland Assembly in his report over the lack of financial support towards the £6.7m Garavaghey project, which is set to become Tyrone GAA's new headquarters.
"We must express our criticism of the lack of financial support, to date, provided to the Tyrone GAA headquarters by the government of Northern Ireland through its various departments and associated bodies," he said.
"It appears to be unfair and unreasonable that no funding programme is available to provide support to the largest sporting development currently being undertaken in Northern Ireland at a cost of £6.7m."
He added: "We are not asking for special treatment for Tyrone GAA, but simply fair consideration."
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