No pictures, so no sound basis for O’Leary appeal

CORK are unlikely to appeal Noel O’Leary’s straight red card as there appears to be no video footage of his off-the-ball altercation with Kerry forward Barry John Keane in Sunday’s Allianz League Division 1 opener.

It initially seemed the Cork captain had been dismissed for a separate incident as referee Michael Duffy, following consultation with his linesman, had allowed play to continue after sending off Keane.

In the next break in play (a Kerry wide), Duffy spoke with an umpire and O’Leary was subsequently ordered off the pitch. However, it’s understood he was sent off for his involvement in the incident with Keane — despite not being reprimanded by Duffy in the first place.