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Gaa Appeals Process

  • 11-07-2008 8:23pm
    #1
    kodmuffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Can anyone be kindly enough to explain to me the whole long appeals process!while i think its great that people can appeal a decision but surely once is enough??does anyone have any particular insights on this,and know what exactly it is all about!?


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  • #2
    kodmuffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭kodmuffin


    so can we take it that then that noone knows what the appeal process is all about?!?!


  • #3
    Pride Fighter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    kodmuffin wrote: »
    so can we take it that then that noone knows what the appeal process is all about?!?!

    Pretty much, its an absolute mess.


  • #4
    kevmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭kevmy


    Basically there are 4 stages.

    1) CCCC makes a decision. They decide on length of ban etc.

    2) If the player decides to appeal he first goes to the CHC (Central Hearings Committee). Really unless it's blatantly obvious (like M O'Sé) nothing will be done on this level. It's kind of a place were you decide on a personal hearing and the decision from the CCCC is explained in person.

    3) If the CHC uphold the ban and the player decides to continue the fight it goes to the CAC (Central Appeals Committee). This in mind is the first real appeal venue if the ref and the CCCC agree and the player disagrees. He makes his case and tries to have it overturned. The player will have more time to prepare for this as the GAA are trying to run off the CCCC and CHC meetings as fast as possible after the weekend to ensure a speedy and relatively fair system.

    4) If the CAC upholds the decision the player can take it to the DRA (Disputes Resolution Authority). This is the GAA court of last resort. All players, clubs, county boards who reckon they got a rough deal at some level in the GAA can go here. All provincial councils have there own versions of the CCCC, CHC and CAC and most disputes arising from club games get resolved there and go to the actual CCCC, CHC and CAC which try to deal with intercounty issues only. The DRA on the other hand is open to anyone in the GAA who has a grievance that isn't rectified and their decision is final.

    The DRA was brought in especially to deal with cases going to court (as happened a couple of times about 3 years ago) and to sort out messes like the Kilererin thing which kept bouncing between the Connacht council and Central council.

    Before this new system came into place bans usually weren't made until the middle of the week after a game and the player got his first hearing a few weeks after the game at the same stage when he got his first appeal. This meant he could have important games missed by the time an obvious wrong decision by the ref was overturned. Under the new system the CHC hearing will happen late in the week after the game in which the ban was picked up.

    Overall this system is working much better than previous ones. No one wants any GAA issue to go to the court of the land but at the same time players deserve swift justice and the right to appeal. While the system at present isn't prefect it works much better than anything we previously had in my opinion.


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