Tipp star Barrett: 'My mother doesn’t need to see my name in a headline'

All-Star defender Cathal Barrett has raged at the rumours and inaccuracies he claims are often spread about Tipperary players, admitting he has a “fierce problem” with it.

The two-time All-Ireland winner found himself at the centre of a disciplinary saga in the summer of 2017 when he was dropped from the panel by then boss Michael Ryan.