Wicklow worried over abuse of officials

WICKLOW GAA officials admitted they are worried at the heightening levels of abuse they received from sideline mentors of participating teams this year.

Tom Byrne, chairman of the Competitions Control Committee, highlighted the growing phenomenon in his report to Sunday’s GAA convention in Aughrim.

“A worrying trend that has come into our games is the number of club managers, officials and sideline personnel who abuse and insult county board officers and various committee members who happen to be in the vicinity of the sideline during games,” Byrne said. “County Board members and committee members are carrying out their work on a voluntary basis and should not be subjected to this type of attack.”