No referees crisis, says Doherty

The GAA’s national match officials manager Pat Doherty says he has been given no reason to believe the organisation is facing a refereeing shortage.

Reports from Limerick, Tipperary and Leinster secretary Michael Delaney over the last week have highlighted difficulties in recruiting match officials for the association. But Doherty points out the GAA are continually exercised by the need to get more people to become referees.

“It’s always something both counties and Croke Park are keeping an eye on and making sure that they have new referees coming into the system.