Allstar referees call for return of the sin-bin

TOP GAA whistle blowers Dave Coldrick and Diarmuid Kirwan favour an overhaul of the “ticking” system in hurling and football and would be keen on a reintroduction of sin-binning.

Kirwan refereed the weekend Vodafone All-stars exhibition game in Gaelic Park and, with Coldrick also invited on the tour, were honoured yesterday by Vodafone as respective referees of the year.

Coldrick feels that while there “is a place” for ticking in the system, it needs to be re-examined.