Knockmore's Pearse Ruttledge had his suspension upheld last night at an appeal hearing in Hastings Insuarance MacHale Park.
The dynamic attacking midfielder picked up a red card in the semi-final win over Breaffy two weeks ago.
Knockmore had hoped to be successful on their appeal but the suspension was upheld.
It's a blow for the Saffron and Blue who like Ballina are nursing a number of injuries.