Kilkenny GAA referees strike goes ahead as Gardai probe threat

OFF: Referees in Kilkenny have withdrawn their services to highlight incidents of abuse directed at match officials in recent times.

Kilkenny referees have withdrawn their services for this weekend’s club games in support of a colleague who received a threatening letter following a game.

Despite the county board’s efforts to avert the strike, match officials will not be unavailable from today until Tuesday.