Jason Coy

Jason Coy (born 10 November 1982) is a former Gaelic footballer for Knockmore GAA. Coy was brought up just outside of Ardagh in Cloghans, County Mayo. He attended Knockmore Primary School and Gortnor Abbey Secondary School in Crossmolina. He won Connacht and All-Ireland GAA Schools titles under Gerry Leonard for Gortnor Abbey.[1][2][3]

Court Case

During the Mayo 2003 Under-21 Final between Knockmore and Ballaghaderreen, he was accused of elbowing his opponent Michael Collerhan in the jaw. He was accused in a trial of GBH, where his tackle on an opponent was seen to be questionable and possibly violent. The incident was a topic of a discussion in Dáil Éireann. Because of the incident, the GAA considered a review of the rules of the sport. During the match there was an instant reaction in the crowd but the referee did not see the incident. The incident was brought to the attention of the referee immediately by a Ballaghaderreen player. Despite the referee conferring for a long time with the linesmen and the umpires, there was no witness to the incident.[4] In court, video footage of the incident was shown. After a trial, Judge Mary Devins cleared Coy of any wrongdoing. Despite breaking the jaw and several teeth of his opponent, the incident was dismissed in court and Coy walked away without any punishment.[5]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Knockmore win dour struggle - The Mayo News". Mayonews.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Gannon, Colm. "Castlebar's win means two brothers will be in opposition in the Mayo SFC final". The42.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Mayo News - The Mayo News". Mayonews.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Assault case against student football player dismissed". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Football match assault charges are dismissed". Independent.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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