No reason for GAA to treat unwired referee O’Connor so badly

SIR,

Pat, one of the best, if not the best, hurling intercounty referees in the country over the past 14 years, refused to use the new radio link-up system in the Leinster SHC semi-final between Wexford and Offaly in Nowlan Park last month.

The system would link the referee with his linesmen, umpires, and fourth official and was only introduced for the first time in this year’s championship.