Cooney: Ref criticism unfair

GAA President Christy Cooney believes that the criticism of referees and umpires so far this summer has been totally over the top.

Referee Syl Doyle and his umpires were the latest in the firing line on Sunday when they incorrectly disallowed Graham Geraghty’s second-half goal against Kildare for a perceived square-ball offence.

It was just the latest in a serious of controversial umpiring and refereeing decisions in high-profile matches so far this summer, but Cooney believes the incident has been blown out of proportion.