Referee shortage nears crisis in Clare and Limerick

Top-table officials in Clare and Limerick have expressed concern at the growing shortage of referees in either county.

In Clare, only one new referee was recruited in 2017. Chairman of the Clare referees administration committee (CRAC) Ger Hoey has warned of “the serious dilemma facing the county” owing to the lack of referees, which he believes “is going to reach a crisis point very shortly” as existing referees retire.

The CCC and both Coiste na nÓgs, added Hoey, had serious difficulty during the year in ensuring there was a referee to take charge of every game.