James Cronin will sleep a little easier after Sport Ireland confirmed they would not be appealing against the leniency of the one-month ban handed down to him. European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) subsequently launched an investigation, which was undertaken by independent judicial officer Antony Davies, who deemed a one-month ban sufficient enough punishment. Sport Ireland were left "extremely frustrated" by the length of the ban and have spent the last month forensically analysing the case. However, she did admit that the circumstances around the one-month ban left a sour taste. "As of last week, under the Sport Ireland Act, we received confirmation from the minister (Shane Ross) that he approved of us establishing a memorandum of understanding with The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland," Dr May explained.

Source: Irish Independent May 17, 2020 19:41 UTC