Majority of new referees quit within two years due to abuse 

The Irish Soccer Referees Society has had three members assaulted in different games, an Oireachtas committee will hear. File Image.

Two-thirds of football referees quit within two years due to the abuse they receive, an Oireachtas committee will hear on Wednesday.

The committee on tourism, culture, arts, sport and media will meet representatives of the GAA, IRFU, FAI, and the Irish Soccer Referees Society to discuss abuse of officials.