Irate Carlow boss Dempsey fumes over ref justice

CARLOW manager Luke Dempsey has slammed referee Joe Curley for his decision not to award his team a late, close-range free in last Tuesday’s Cadbury’s Leinster U21 semi-final against Dublin.

Man of the match Brendan Murphy was penalised by Curley some 25 metres from goal after brilliantly fetching a long-range delivery from Darragh Foley.

With home supporters at Dr Cullen Park screaming for a free in as Murphy found himself surrounded by Dublin defenders and unable to release the ball, Meath whistler Curley instead blew for a free out to the Sky Blues.