Ger Manley slams 'shocking' refereeing after Cork’s camogie final defeat

Manley had a list of grievances including Hannah Looney's red card, Carrie Dolan's winning free , and a first half push on Cork goalkeeper Amy Lee. 

Cork camogie manager Ger Manley said the "decisions that went against us were very disappointing" in his side's All-Ireland final defeat to Galway. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Ger Manley mentioned the phrase ‘sour grapes’ on three separate occasions during his post-match interview. He was at pains not to come across as an ungracious losing manager. By the same token, though, he had a view on Justin Heffernan’s refereeing, and he wanted to make it. His view was that Heffernan's performance was “shocking”.

His roll call of the game’s key decisions are as follows: Hannah Looney’s red card was “very harsh” and nothing more than “physical contact”, while the winning free, won and converted by Carrie Dolan, was a “dive” by the Galway captain and a “very harsh” call.