Galvin ban is cut to three months

Galvin reacted after being shown a second yellow by Paddy Russell

Paul Galvin's original six-month ban has been halved by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee.

Last week, the Disputes Resolution Authority ruled that the the Kerry captain's case should be heard again by a newly convened CHC committee.

This was because of what the DRA termed "procedural irregularities".

The three-month ban will expire on 7 September which means Galvin would be eligible for the All-Ireland final if Kerry are involved.

Galvin was handed the six-month suspension after he was found guilty of slapping a notebook out of referee Paddy Russell's hands in a Munster SFC game with Clare on 15 June.

Antrim official Eamon McMahon was among the members of the temporary CHC committee set up to adjudicate into the Galvin case on Tuesday evening.

Jim Berry (Wexford), Joe Flynn (Leitrim), Fintan Ginnity (Meath), and Garrett O'Reilly (Cavan) and Joe Taaffe were the other temporary members of the committee which ruled on the issue.

A GAA statement said that the association would "not be commenting further in the matter at this time".

Given that there is no doubt that Galvin committed the offence, it would seem ludicrous to suggest that he could launch a further appeal against his three-month ban.

However, given the GAA disciplinary debacles in recent years and the failure of players and counties to "take their medicine", one wouldn't be surprised if the Kerry skipper opted to explore further avenues of appeal.

Kerry will face Monaghan in the third round of the All-Ireland qualifiers at Croke Park on Sunday.