Counihan claims media ‘sensationalising’ disciplinary issues

CORK’S All-Ireland SFC winning manager Conor Counihan has accused the media of sensationalising disciplinary issues in the GAA.

In a programme looking back on his team’s season of glory to be broadcast on TV3 tonight, Counihan claims the press exploited incidents such as the infamous spat involving Cork’s Eoin Cadogan and Kerry’s Paul Galvin in June’s Munster SFC semi-final replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

In doing so, he feels the media put pressure on the GAA’s Central Competitions Controls Committee (CCCC) who in Galvin’s case asked referee Pat McEnaney to review the matter. “These things happen on the field,” said the Aghada man. “There are rules and regulations there.