Cork bursary bids to attract students to refereeing career

Munster GAA chairman Jerry O’Sullivan has hailed a “tremendous initiative” by Cork’s City Division GAA and referees’ boards to provide bursary funding to kickstart a career in refereeing.

Seandún GAA and referees have devised an initiative to encourage more students to get involved in refereeing, a first of its kind.

The division and the referees’ board is contributing €250 each to fund budding ref, Cathán Treacy’s (Nemo Rangers) appetite for the whistle via a UCC bursary. Munster Council chairman O’Sullivan said he was pleasantly surprised to learn of the initiative.