Referees need protection

Health and safety is a buzz phrase in the GAA at the minute with pitch invasions and the capacity of stadiums being reduced to meet standards but events in Newbridge on Saturday night point to an urgent need to look at what should be done in that respect for referees.

A number of Kildare supporters had different interpretations to what Joe McQuillan decided in making calls during the qualifier game with Tyrone.

Overall, I thought he had a very impressive game and he got the main decision right: the Tyrone penalty when Emmet Bolton footblocked Mark Donnelly and sending off Peter Kelly for persistent fouling after a fifth instance in the 63rd minute.