Dublin club rowThe Dublin County Board have thrown out the objection from St Brigid's GAA club, regarding the eligibility of Kilmacud Crokes player Mark Vaughan, on the grounds they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter.

The already drawn-out case is set to continue as St Brigid's chairman Ronan Barrett confirmed the club intends to appeal to the Leinster Council within the next three days.

"As it stands we will be appealing to Leinster," said Barrett. "The Dublin County Board said they didn't have the jurisdiction to make a decision whether the dispute resolution authority (DRA) were properly constituted or properly set up to make a decision on the Mark Vaughan case.

"We are seeking due process and intend to go up the line until we get an answer."

The objection came after Crokes beat St Brigid's in the Dublin championship on May 20th. It sought to clarify the DRA decision to allow Vaughan play despite being shown a straight red card in the Leinster club championship defeat to Portlaoise last year.

It was the DRA's first case and they decided Vaughan would only serve the one-match suspension in the Leinster club championship. St Brigid's contested whether they were properly set up to make the decision, which took place just hours before the game.

The Leinster Council have no management meeting planned in the coming fortnight, but chairman Liam O'Neill confirmed one would be convened if required. "If an appeal comes in we will deal with it as swiftly as possible," he said. "We do not want it to drag on further than it already has, but it hasn't come in yet and an appeal will have to prove the relevant body misapplied the rule."

This hearing may not occur in the coming weeks, as Dublin's participation in the championship has become a priority over the county championship. Crokes may not play their second-round match against Parnells until late August.

This case has already been in front of the Leinster Council and they sent it back to the Dublin Board who initially ruled it out of order on a number of technicalities. One reason was the correspondence of the St Brigid's objection was not addressed to the secretary of the Dublin GAC. However, nobody occupied that position in Dublin at the time forcing the board to relent.

If the appeal is unsuccessful St Brigid's may find themselves back in front of the DRA, contesting the legitimacy of the DRA.