No opposition to referee proposals, insists Curley

NATIONAL referees committee (NRC) chairman Mick Curley is unaware of any opposition to their decision to allow only officials under the age of 35 to become new members of the inter-county panels.

It is understood some members of Central Council are against the idea of restricting entry to the panel to younger officials and it’s possible a meeting with the NRC will be sought to discuss the matter further.

However, Curley hasn’t heard of any resistance to the measure, which is designed to freshen up the list of top whistleblowers.