Cork delegate says investment needed to improve refereeing after All-Ireland hurling final

PUSH AND PULL: The year's Hurling Championship sliding door moment as Cork's Robbie O'Flynn winds up to score the equalising point and force a replay in a dramatic All-Ireland final in July.  Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

A Cork club delegate left furious over Johnny Murphy’s officiating of this year’s All-Ireland hurling final says greater investment is required from Croke Park to raise the standard of inter-county refereeing.

Youghal delegate Liam Ó Laochdha told Tuesday’s Cork convention that it took him up to two months to get over the anger he felt arising from certain refereeing decisions during Cork’s one-point All-Ireland final extra-time defeat to Clare.