League title awarded to Gaels

The Competitions Control Committee of the Cavan county GAA board have awarded the 2009 All County Football League Division One title to Cavan Gaels, The Anglo-Celt can exclusively reveal. The committee made their decision at their weekly meeting last Monday night. The match was re-fixed on more than one occasion, including last week when the match was fixed for Wednesday evening (April 14) on the 3G pitch at Breffni Park. However, that game was cancelled on Tuesday night and it is understood that the CCC (under new chairman Pauric Mahon) have lost patience and have refused to re-fix the match again, instead awarding the title to Cavan Gaels who were, ironically, already the reigning champions. Castlerahan were unable to play last Wednesday due to the unavailability of players, although it is understood that they played a challenge match the previous Sunday (April 11). The Ballyjamesduff-based club also played an ACFL Division One match, away to Mullahoran, last Sunday (April 18). "Cavan Gaels have been awarded the 2009 league title," confirmed county board chairman Tom Reilly. Castlerahan's inability to field on April 14 has, it appears, been taken as a concession of the tie by the CCC. "The CCC awarded the game to Cavan Gaels after Castlerahan conceded the match," stated Reilly. The club were to be informed of the decision yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The Castlerahan club made no comment on the matter when contacted by The Anglo-Celt.