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Mayo's Aidan O'Shea celebrates referee Conor Lane awarding a penalty at Croke Park. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
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Mayo's Aidan O'Shea celebrates referee Conor Lane awarding a penalty at Croke Park. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
So one-sided was the Munster SFC final that there weren’t too many talking points although chief among them, was the first-half decision not to black card Jack Barry.
Barry Cassidy didn’t seem to notice that Barry had caught Seán Meehan. I write that with the benefit of a replay, but there was definite contact. If he thought it was high, it should have been a yellow; if it was lower and therefore a body check, he should have been black-carded.
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