Meath air 'disgust' at abuse aimed at its members

Meath County Board have condemned the "personal abuse" aimed at players and management in the wake of Any McEntee's departure

McEntee left his post after six years following the Royals' defeat to Clare in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers last Saturday.

His daughter Aisling later posted on social media: "I really hope the next manager doesn't have a family with access to social media.

"I also hope I never raise anyone to be as pathetic as to abuse people from behind a keyboard. Would they put in an ounce of the effort and dedication he did?…doubtful."

Andy McEntee's son Shane - the Math captain - also responded to the intense criticism dished out, tweeting: "Online abuse, letters to the house. You can put yourself forward for these roles or you can tweet about it, one takes a bit more conviction."

In a statement released on Thursday, Meath GAA County PRO Ciarán Flynn said: "Meath GAA wishes to put on record its disgust at the personal abuse aimed at our members in recent times.

"Unfortunately, this has become a regular occurrence that persons representing Meath GAA are being abused whilst representing our organisation.

"We welcome and encourage our members to engage in meaningful conversations on our social media channels. However this can never escalate into abusive behaviour directed at individuals.

"We understand the frustration that supporters fell when our tams do not perform to the level we all feel they should. This frustration is felt most by the team itself. True supporters will support our teams when it is not easy to do so.

"Anyone that resorts to abusive behaviour is mot putting the interests of Meath GAA to the forefront. Indeed, we would question their true intentions and if they are supporters at all."

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