Referee David Coldrick calls for more support to combat abuse
This weekend the GAA will aim to implement their Respect the Referee campaign which aims to reinforce the message that the abuse of match officials will not be tolerated.
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This weekend the GAA will aim to implement their Respect the Referee campaign which aims to reinforce the message that the abuse of match officials will not be tolerated.
GAA president Larry McCarthy is aiming to change the culture of the organisation after a series of incidents in which referees have been physically abused blighted the association.
The GAA will hold a national Respect the Referee Day across the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of October in an attempt to reinforce the message that the abuse of match officials will not be tolerated.
In the wake of another alleged assault on a Gaelic Athletic Association referee, Wexford chairperson Micheál Martin said that the recruitment of officials is the biggest challenge facing the association.
Galway's Tomás Farthing has won the Electric Ireland Minor Player of the Year after being chosen as one of six players from the county in the team of the season.
Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke in his home village of Clonoulty.
Getting caught in the eye of a storm of online abuse is not something Rob Hennelly likes to talk about anymore.
Clare hurling Tony Kelly and Galway footballer Cillian McDaid have been named as the PwC GPA Men's Players of the Month, while Limerick camogie star Caoimhe Costelloe and Doireann O'Sullivan of the Cork footballers won the women's awards.