Referee cost Tyrone a place in final, claims secretary Dominic McCaughey

Tyrone secretary Dominic McCaughey claims poor refereeing by Maurice Deegan contributed to the county’s demise against Kerry in this year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

McCaughey, no stranger to making incendiary comments in relation to Kerry in the past, writes in his annual report that the Laois official made dubious calls which proved costly to Tyrone.

“Played in incessant rain, Tír Eoghain displayed outstanding skill, fierce determination and relentless intensity but the inability to convert several goal opportunities and a number of missed free-kicks, together with a few highly-questionable refereeing decisions resulted in a very narrow defeat.