Ann Downey: Kilkenny came out the wrong side of a lot of calls

No amount of complaining will change the result, but Kilkenny manager, Ann Downey, said Eamon Cassidy’s refereeing was harsh on her team. Downey was livid when Cassidy signalled a late free to Orla Cotter and believes that it was not an infringement, having watched it again in the dressing room.

Downey said: “Without criticising Eamon, definitely, Orla was already falling. Our players were around her, but hadn’t touched her. I thought it was a harsh enough free, as you saw from my reaction on the line. I thought the free against Davina (Tobin), as well, there was two hard calls on us.