Disputed ladies final on tonights ulster council agenda

Damian McCarney

The disputed outcome of Sunday’s Ladies Intermediate Ulster Club Championship is on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Ulster Council.
Monaghan Harps Ladies today (Tuesday) issued a statement insisting that they are the deserved winners of the Intermediate Ulster Club Championship title after the final with Four Masters of Donegal ended in confusion. They describe the fact that they were not awarded the title as an “injustice” and were awaiting the outcome of last night’s Ulster Council meeting to “determine their next course of action”.

Asked for a comment by The Anglo-Celt, the ladies section of the Ulster Council remained tight-lipped ahead of tonight's meeting.
Monaghan Harps contend that they won the match staged in Brewster Park, Enniskillen by a single point, whereas the referee had recorded a victory for the Donegal champions.
In a statement by Monaghan Harps Ladies, purported to contain “only facts and actual events that occurred” they outlined their record of the scores by both teams, and conclude that they won on a scoreline of Monaghan Harps 1-08 (11) Four Masters 2-04 (10). They also contend that the score board concurred.
Monaghan Harps statement read: “At the final whistle the referee detailed a score line of Four Masters 2-06 Monaghan Harps 1-06 (one can only surmise that the referee inadvertently awarded two of Monaghan Harps Ladies points to the Four Masters tally). The referee then left the field of play amid scenes of disbelief.
“After a significant period of time the Ulster president announced a new score line of Monaghan Harps 1-08 Four Masters 2-05, therefore, attributing an unaccounted point to Four Masters tally.'