‘I’ve never witnessed anything like the scenes at the final whistle’

IN MORE years than I’d want to admit watching and reporting on Gaelic games, I’ve never witnessed anything like the scenes at the final whistle of Wednesday night’s game in Ennis.

Scary is the first word that comes to mind and it’s as good as any when you see grown men so full of hatred for the match official Jason O’Mahony (Limerick) whose late controversial decision denied Clare what could have been a first ever win in the grade.

While it’s easy to understand Clare’s frustration and anger at being “robbed” of victory, the truth is O’Mahony was correct in his application of the rule.