Referees blow whistle on expenses

Referees in Wexford have fired the first shot across the GAA’s bows in relation to the new expenses structure.

At a meeting in Enniscorthy onSunday evening, county officialscategorically rejected the plan to cut match expenses to €13.71 per game with a 50c per mile mileage.

With county championships starting up next month, there had been a threat of referees withdrawing services. However, they were yesterdayguaranteed their previous rate — €50 for adult games and €30 for underage games — would be retained.