By Seamus Cradden and Mary-Anne McNulty
maryanne@inishtimes.com

Quigley’s Point boss Dee Dunne says he will take the Inishowen League “all the way to Dublin” to appeal what he claims is an unjust punishment.
Dunne received a four match ban – and a 50 euro fine - from the disciplinary committee after the club were found to have fielded an illegal player in an Ulster Junior Cup game against Clonmany Shamrocks last month.
The Inishowen league acted when a photograph of John Paul McColgan, a former Institue player who is not currently registered with the Inishowen League, appeared in a newspaper report of the match.
But Dunne intends to appeal the ban with the Ulster FA, claiming the league’s actions are “a personal attack”.
He told Inish Times Sport: “I have checked this out with five different league organisations, and as far as I’m aware there’s no precedent for the manager being penalised when the club is found at fault.
“I believe this is a personal attack on myself. I’m not liked because I tell it straight and am not afraid to speak my mind when I think things are being done the wrong way.”
But though Dunne is appealing the decision, he WON’T confirm or deny whether or not McColgan was on the pitch on the day in question.
He said: “I am refusing to answer that question. It’s up to the Inishowen League to prove he played.
“Photographs can be tampered with, and therefore shouldn’t be admissable.
“I was on the back page of the Inish Times last year sitting on top of a Christmas tree – does that mean I’m walking round with a Christmas tree for a body?”
Dunne has also accused the Inishowen League of giving preferential treatment to other clubs.
He said: “Several Redcastle players didn’t turn up for the Oscar Traynor
match against Leinster yet the league did nothing about that.
“We lost a player through suspension at the start of the season, so I want to see the league standing up and suspending those other players who deserve it.
“There should be parity across all teams, without personal attacks being issued - which is what I believe is happening here.”
However, Inishowen League spokesman Terence Hegarty told Inish
Times Sport there was “no personal agenda whatsoever” against Dunne.
He said: “The Inishowen League deals with everybody in the same way
regardless of what club they play for.
“We can only act on evidence, not hearsay. If we are presented with
evidence that a player or club is in breach of the rules, then we will deal
with it.”