Henry Shefflin highlights danger of social media for young players

Henry Shefflin has described social media as “a dangerous place” for young GAA players.

Online abuse is becoming more and more prevalent in the GAA, with one Limerick hurler being singled out as ‘fat’ in the wake of their league quarter-final defeat to Dublin in March.

Cork hurler Damien Cahalane was also the subject of a barrage of online criticism following the county’s Munster semi-final loss to Waterford. Cahalane’s younger brother Conor highlighted two tweets from one account with a seemingly fake name which were directed at his sibling, adding: “This is a good example of the type of abuse that goes on in the GAA, putting a bad name on the game.”