Conor Counihan’s suggestion to send off players who get involved in melees has received mixed reaction among GAA officialdom and his fellow inter-county bosses.

The head of the GAA referees association has said it is ‘worrying’ to see the abuse of match officials spread to colleges games.

THE first steps have been taken in establishing an unofficial referees’ body, the Gaelic Match Officials Association.

CENTRAL COUNCIL are today expected to retain the facility of replays in provincial championship games from next year.

REFEREES' chief Mick Curley believes inter-county match officials had a reasonably good year — despite receiving what he regards as excessive criticism on occasions.

THE GAA’s disciplinary system was in the spotlight last night after Dublin attacker Diarmuid Connolly was cleared to play in the All-Ireland football final against Kerry.

THE chairman of the National Referees’ Association last night praised Brian Gavin for his handling of the All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park yesterday.

SLIGO GAA officials meet tonight in a bid to avoid a strike by referees in the county.

REFEREES chief Mick Curley has admitted the new rule change in relation to incidents dealt with by the match officials is open to inconsistencies.

GAA President Christy Cooney believes that the criticism of referees and umpires so far this summer has been totally over the top.

NATIONAL referees committee chairman Mick Curley says the GAA have no problem with referees appointing sons or any family members as umpires providing they pass the required rules tests.

REFEREES’ chief Mick Curley said that while it was clear Alan McCrabbe’s early ‘point’ for Dublin against Offaly on Sunday should have been signalled wide, match officials would not be getting involved in the Hawk-Eye technology debate.

REFEREES’ chief Mick Curley has welcomed a new initiative which aims to improve respect for GAA match officials.

GAA referees have been ordered to clamp down on football goalkeepers moving too early off their line for penalty kicks.

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor believes the GAA Congress is not the forum for adopting changes to playing rules.

TOP referees have met with inter-county managers in the first in a series of consultations over interpretation of the football playing rules.

GAA REFEREES’ chief Mick Curley has rejected calls for the introduction of video technology after another afternoon of controversial calls in Down’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final victory over Kildare.

NATIONAL referee’s chief Mick Curley insists that intercounty whistleblowers should be allowed to continue to select their own umpires.

GAA President Christy Cooney yesterday declared his opposition to the introduction of video technology to determine whether contentious scores in hurling and football should be awarded.

TALK about much ado about nothing.

JUST when you thought the Championship was settling down, along comes Louth-Meath, Joe Sheridan, Dick Turpin, and the most infamous touchdown in Croke Park since either a) Vincent Clerc got a match-winning try for France in 2007 or b) those two “lovebirds” got freaky on the field back in 2002.

GAA President Christy Cooney has called for a ‘serious review’ of their match day security following yesterday’s Leinster SFC final between Meath and Louth.

GAA President Christy Cooney has called for a ‘serious review’ of their match day security following yesterday’s Leinster SFC final between Meath and Louth.

KERRY GAA chiefs are adamant referee Pat McEnaney had a clear view of the controversial clash between Footballer of the Year Paul Galvin and Cork’s Eoin Cadogan in Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final replay and should not be asked to review the matter.

REFEREES chief Mick Curley believes the controversy surrounding the new handpass rules will help officials and players in championship action this weekend.

NATIONAL Referees Committee chairman, Mick Curley, believes the controversy surrounding the change to the handpass rule will die down quickly.

ELEVEN years on from that controversial Leinster football championship game at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow when six red and 14 yellow cards were issued, GAA bosses will be hoping for a smooth introduction this weekend of the new playing rules in hurling and football which were adopted at Congress a month ago.

NATIONAL Referees Association chairman Mick Curley has condemned the assault on former inter-county official Willie Barrett during a Tipperary club game.

NATIONAL referees chief Mick Curley has insisted that weekend refereeing mistakes which saw two Gaelic football matches being concluded when the ball was in play were simply a result of ‘human error’.

NATIONAL Referees Chairman, Mick Curley, has declared himself pleased with the opening round of National Football League fixtures, revealing “no adverse reaction” from the game’s top whistlers.

NATIONAL referees chief Mick Curley has urged GAA managers and players to reserve judgment on the new experimental playing rules until they have been viewed regularly in the coming weeks.

THE chairman of the GAA’s referees committee has called on supporters to display ‘commonsense’ in the aftermath of games where there has been a heated finish.

THE GAA’s National Hurling Development Coordinator, Paudie Butler, has called for a more fundamental approach to the training of young players and, in particular, for adult mentors to be more tuned in to the needs of the people in their care.

NATIONAL Referees Committee chairman Mick Curley has predicted that all top GAA match officials will be fitted out with high tech devices over the coming seasons in order to aid them keep in contact with their fellow officials.

OFFICIALS have moved to explain the extended injury time which allowed Kerry equalise in Sunday’s Munster SFC draw with Cork at Fitzgerald Stadium.

BECAUSE of injuries to three key players, Keith Rossiter, Darren Stamp and Ciarán Kenny, manager Colm Bonnar has deferred selection of the Wexford team for Sunday’s Allianz NHL Division Two final against Offaly at Semple Stadium, Thurles until tomorrow night.

BY his own admission, GAA President Christy Cooney favoured “fresh blood” in is choice of chairmen of 31 national committees, which he announced at a meeting of the Central Council in Cork following the completion of Congress.

Handing down our national history to the next generation was a priority for many at the parade, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Kerry 3-10 Limerick 2-9

Caltra 3-11 Killererin 0-5

LUKE DEMPSEY must sense he has been here before: in the bowels of Croke Park, trying to explain how his team managed to let championship victory over Meath slip from their clutches.

Meath 2-13, Westmeath 2-13