“It’s hard to see merit in these red cards,” he told RTÉ. Five years ago, Kilkenny legend Eddie Keher, backed by Cody, spoke to this newspaper of his hopes to rid yellow and red cards from hurling. The truth is hurling is probably still not ready for it as much as cynicism dogs the game. In deliberately tripping Ger Aylward — which prompted the Kilkenny forward to retaliate and earn a second yellow card — Aidan Harte on Sunday only picked up a yellow card. Be it a sin-bin or a black card, hurling has to look beyond its self-righteousness to cure itself.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2019 23:03 UTC