O'Regan to continue refereeing

Referee Gearoid O'Regan, who was viciously assaulted after a senior hurling championship game in Kerry, has vowed to continue refereeing.

The schoolteacher was caught in the middle of a storm when a row broke out between Ballyduff and Kilmoyley in the county championship semi-final. The guilty were hit with heavy fines this week by the GAA.

O'Regan said: "I would like to think what happened to me was an isolated incident and the association has shown strength in what they have done afterwards. I am looking forward to many more years in charge of the whistle.”