'It did cause harm to LGBT people': David Gough explains why he called out Colm O'Rourke

"I would be the first to say that Colm meant no harm and he’s not homophobic, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that it did cause harm to people from the LGBT community and that needs to be recognised."

All-Ireland football final referee David Gough has explained his criticism of Colm O'Rourke over his use of a homophobic phrase on RTÉ.

During a discussion on the black card rule last Sunday week, O'Rourke said removing contact from football would turn it into a "namby-pamby pansy-boy" game. Gough took to Twitter to outline his disgust, calling the language "abhorrent and unacceptable".