Irish Examiner view: Enforcement breathes life into our laws

A heavy price to pay for halfhearted compliance

In a normal year, a happy circumstance far closer than we imagined just months ago, a Monday morning news bulletin might end with a declaration from one county football or hurling manager or another that he does not agree with a Sunday ruling by a referee who had the temerity to red-card a local hero.

That manager would announce an immediate appeal to some disciplinary high consistory or other.