Sport Ireland & FAI Announce Anti-Doping Violation

Sport Ireland and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) announced today that the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has determined that Craig Walsh of Shelbourne FC has committed an anti-doping violation but reduced his period of ineligibility based on No Significant Fault or Negligence.

Craig Walsh has been sanctioned, following an appeal, by a period of ineligibility of 12 months commencing on the 5th September 2015 – the date on which he was provisionally suspended.  In a doping control test immediately following a match, he provided a sample which tested positive for the presence of a prohibited substance, Benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine). 

The hearings were held under Article 8 (Disciplinary Process) and Article 13 (Appeals) of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules and this announcement is made pursuant to Article 15 (Public Disclosure) of the Rules.

The full decision of the disciplinary panel is available on http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Anti-Doping/Current-Sanctions/