Monitoring the men in black

PADDY COLLINS has seen it from all sides — from much respected man in black to chairman of the referees’ body to county board secretary in Westmeath.
Monitoring the men in black
Sat, 16 Jun, 2007 - 01:00
Jim O’Sullivan

He has a clear recollection of being savaged by assessors on a couple of occasions, but feels that the current system is much more streamlined.

Pressure on referees nowadays is “coming from everywhere,” he says.

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