The GAA are strongly considering the decommissioning of the ‘maor foirne’ role in Gaelic football and hurling. In May, Dublin hurling maor foirne Greg Kennedy caught TJ Reid’s free in a Leinster SHC game and was handed a four-week ban. Last year, Dublin’s Jason Sherlock, ex-Mayo selector Tony McEntee, and then Fermanagh maor foirne (now manager) Ryan McMenamin were all suspended for their involvement in incidents on the playing surface. READ MORE Lally and Lynskey linked as Galway saga goes onEnding the maor foirne role would require a rule change, which would likely be proposed by Central Competitions Control Committee at Annual Congress in February. “The pitch is for the players, it is not for the maor foirne.

Source: Irish Examiner October 17, 2019 00:45 UTC