Meath GAA officials to probe case after referee is abused

A county Meath referee has been the subject of abusive phone calls over the past week following his officiating of a club football game.

The referee, aged in his mid-twenties, whistled an underage football match in the middle of last week where he issued a red card to one player.

Outraged supporters directed heavy criticism at the referee after the final-whistle and he has since been the target of offensive phone calls. The revelation emerged during a discussion about the lack of respect for club referees at Monday night’s meeting of the Meath county board.