Speaking on the Irish Examiner GAA Podcast, he said: “There’s a lot of throwaway comments about umpires. Do people forget, we go to a match where we get no match fee for doing the match. “A lot of people think referees are getting paid. We get absolutely nothing for refereeing above in Croke Park — only 50 cent a mile from Tipperary to Croke Park and home. “There’s also an onus on management to know who’s refereeing and what they are picking up on, rather than criticising refs.

Source: Irish Examiner March 09, 2020 21:11 UTC