GAC will not shirk duty on indiscipline

THE Games Administration Committee will not shirk its responsibility when it comes down to penalising players for acts of indiscipline, chairman Tony O’Keeffe stressed yesterday.

He was speaking after the committee had decided not to take any further action in the case of the incidents in the April 13 NHL game involving Kilkenny and Tipperary, than that which referee Michael Wadding felt was warranted at the time.

Croke Park officials said the GAC noted that, after consulting with an umpire following the incident between Philip Larkin and Ger O’Grady, the referee “adjudicated it merited a yellow card only”. And, in the case of the incident involving Henry Shefflin, it took account of the fact that the referee was “right beside it” and decided that no action was merited.