Kieran Leddy: Split season has tightened the squeeze on referees

The Munster Council is currently surveying the age profile of referees across its six counties, and will be working with refereeing administrators on recruitment strategies.

The Munster Council is currently surveying the age profile of referees across its six counties, and will be working with refereeing administrators on recruitment strategies.

We are now ‘forewarned’ about the refereeing shortage in Gaelic games, says Munster GAA chief Kieran Leddy, who believes a serious recruitment drive is needed if we aren’t to see club games cancelled for the lack of officials.

And he says the split-season, while welcome for players, has tightened the squeeze on refs.