Special merit award for Walsh
*John Fawl presents the Special Merit Award to Kevin Walsh. LONG-serving referee Kevin Walsh, Tuamgraney handballer Leah Minogue and Éire Óg’s Niall Malone were among the recipients at the Munster GAA Awards.
*John Fawl presents the Special Merit Award to Kevin Walsh. LONG-serving referee Kevin Walsh, Tuamgraney handballer Leah Minogue and Éire Óg’s Niall Malone were among the recipients at the Munster GAA Awards.
TWO-TIME All-Ireland winners Anthony Daly and Brian Lohan have been honoured by Munster GAA.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNIS’ Niall Malone has been appointed as the referee for the Munster U20 hurling final.
*John Bugler, Fergal O’Brien and Andy McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GAA have launched a referee recruitment drive in a bid to boost the amount of whistlers in the county.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Niall Malone will take charge of Sunday’s Clare SHC final between Clonlara and Crusheen.
*Referee Rory McGann ducks for cover as Damien Browne clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PUBLIC ATTITUDE towards referees’ decisions needs to change and become more balanced, the county’s referee administrator has said.
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE CLARE referees will be in inter-county action over the coming week.
*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON’s Chris Maguire will take charge of Sunday’s Munster club senior football final.
*Rory McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Awarding penalties and a ten minute sin-bin will be the big change to rules in an attempt to curb cynical play from defenders as the Allianz National Hurling Leagues commence this weekend.
Two Clare referees have been appointed to take charge of games in the Munster minor championships next week.