Marty Duffy calls on GAA to implement national referee development plan

Duffy says “more resources and manpower” are needed to achieve the objectives listed in the report

Marty Duffy pictured in 2015. Picture: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

2009 All-Ireland football final referee Marty Duffy has called on Croke Park to commit “more resources and manpower” to implementing the national referee development plan.

Unveiled in late 2018, the targets set out in the GAA’s referee development plan include increasing the number of new referees recruited at club level, enhance referee education at club and county level, develop a referee mentoring programme, and renew the referee advisor system.