Martin Dunne, Cavan, is attended to by the team physio as the team lines up for the anthem. Dunne was hurt during the disagreement before the parade and subsequently did not start the game. Photo: Oliver McVeigh/SPORTSFILE

Armagh captain blamed by flag-carrier for melee

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The woman who was holding the Cavan flag at the start of the parade before Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final has pinned the blame for the melee firmly on Armagh captain Ciaran McKeever.

Paula Brady, a native of Ballyconnell, is the flag-carrier with St Michael’s Band, Enniskillen. She was due to lead the Cavan team in the parade when the Armagh team lined up in the wrong position. She claims to have spoken to the Armagh captain and stressed that she would have had “absolutely no problem” moving across to the opposite side - thus avoiding the confrontation - were she asked “politely”.

Hear her side of the story, in full, in today's Anglo-Celt, also full match coverage, pictures and analysis.

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