Joe Brolly could face RTÉ rap amid GAA fury over Cork V Kerry referee criticism

Gaelic football pundit Joe Brolly could be in more hot water after his comments about referee Pádraig Hughes on Sunday.

Less than six weeks after he apologised to Marty Morrissey for a crass remark and warned by the national broadcasters that further such behaviour would not be tolerated, there is mounting anger at the top level of the GAA about the Derry man’s criticism of the Armagh referee.

Croke Park officials are anticipating RTÉ will take further action against Brolly after he mocked Hughes for awarding Kerry a “terrible, terrible” second half penalty in Sunday’s Munster final against Cork. Describing the decision as an “affront” to Cork, he said of Hughes: “Wee Paudie, he wouldn’t know what a penalty was if it bit him in the a***”.