‘God Almighty couldn’t have refereed that’

GAA chiefs will launch a full scale investigation into the dangerous and disturbing scenes that shocked onlookers at yesterday’s opening Allianz League clash in Omagh between All-Ireland champions Tyrone and Dublin.

'Disgraceful' was one of the milder descriptions of yesterday's awful scenes, but it's still appropriate with the benefit of reflection.

Admitted a candid Tyrone manager Mickey Harte: "Not a good advert for Gaelic games, not pretty, too many incidents that had nothing to do with gaelic football," was his immediate reaction.