Refs told to keep dishing out reds

Hurling referees have been defiantly told to continue issuing red cards for high fouls following a meeting of inter-county match officials on Tuesday evening.

Despite Pat Horgan’s proposed one-match ban for striking being rescinded by the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee (CHC) last weekend, James McGrath was given the thumbs up by referees chief Pat McEnaney for his decision to send off the Cork forward for a foul on Limerick’s Paudie O’Brien.

Ahead of this Sunday’ All-Ireland quarter-finals in Semple Stadium, McEnaney stated there has been no change in the directive given to his crew at the start of the season.