Murphy: Stop culture of blaming the ref

ULSTER Council secretary Danny Murphy insists that the central role of referees in officiating must not be forgotten amidst plans to introduce the Hawk-eye score detection system in the GAA.

Christy Cooney revealed yesterday that the new technology will be road-tested at one of Dublin’s league games but in his annual report Murphy believes the ‘blame culture’ towards referees must stop.

“The past year has been a difficult one for referees with reviews, changes in policies in respect of grading and appointments,” he said.