OUTRAGE IN CLONES OVER JOE BROLLY SUNDAY INDO ARTICLE

Monaghan Co Council passed a motion at its meeting on Monday last condemning a recent Sunday Independent article by the GAA pundit Joe Brolly in which he likened Clones on Ulster Final Day to Calcutta. outrage at the tone of references in the column to Clones, with some suggesting that the article could damage the town’s ambitions to remain the home of the provincial decider and other significant Ulster games once the redevelopment of Belfast’s Casement Park is complete. Motion proposer Councillor Richard Truell of Fine Gael demanded an apology and retraction from the Sunday Independent and Mr Brolly. Councillor Truell also issued an invitation to the pundit to visit Clones to view the positive developments that had taken place there in recent times. See full story in our Clones News section.