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He is being forewarned. If he comes here with the tour next week, I cannot be responsible for what might happen to him, John Kerry O Donnell, one of the GAA s most important figures in New York for many years, told the Irish Independent.
Tom O Donoghue, chairman of the North American Board (NAB), demanded that Hickey and McCarthy be dropped from the touring party (he was obviously unaware that McCarthy wasn t planning to travel). By helping to remove the protesters from the pitch, these men disgraced the Dublin jersey, he said.
NAB president Dan O Kennedy was equally strident. This player (Hickey) should be immediately told of our stand that he is not playing over here.