Roscommon referee

Footage circulating online appears to show the match official lying on the ground and receiving medical attention.

"We would like to wish the referee involved in this incident a speedy recovery. He added these incidents were unwelcome and unwarranted, and homophobic on occasion. "Roscommon GAA is aware of an incident involving a referee during an underage match in Ballyforan on Wednesday evening.

“Roscommon GAA strongly condemns any behaviour that puts any of our match officials at risk. The CCC will commence a full investigation into the incident. We ...

This matter needs to be investigated in full by the relevant authorities and any individual found responsible for harming a match official needs to be held to account. “It’s a massive cultural change that has to come from the top level within the GAA. We would like to wish the referee involved in this incident a speedy recovery. Roscommon GAA are investigating an alleged attack on the referee of a match on Wednesday night. Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Meath All-Ireland referee David Gough said that a cultural change is needed within the GAA. The CCC will commence a full investigation into the incident.

ROSCOMMON GAA chiefs are making a last-ditch attempt to avoid a cancellation of their entire weekend GAA fixture programme after referees in the county ...

However, a note to clubs from the county board executive explained that they were making "every effort" to avoid the cancellation. ROSCOMMON GAA chiefs are making a last-ditch attempt to avoid a cancellation of their entire weekend GAA fixture programme after referees in the county decided to withdraw their services. It comes after the alleged assault on an official during a minor football game between St Aidan’s and St Dominic’s in Ballyforan on Wednesday evening.

Weekend fixtures off in wake of incident in which referee was injured.

Naughton was kept in hospital overnight for observation and released the following morning. The strike action, which will run up to Sunday midnight, has left the county board with no option but to postpone all Roscommon club games scheduled across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All Roscommon club games scheduled for this weekend have been postponed as referees in the county have gone on strike.

Kevin Naughton was officiating an under-17 match at Ballyforan in Roscommon between home side St Aidan's and St Dominic's when he was left needing medical ...

And the story is often forgotten." The focus is on the wrong person." The one thing the media is concentrating on is the referee, the referee is the headline. "The reality is, it's not an easy job to be a referee in this country. "First and foremost, our thoughts are with the referee, and we wish him a speedy recovery. It is a serious assault." And he told the Irish Mirror: "It is also an assault. "They will not condone the behaviour, they will offer full support to the referee and state that they always support referees and that they have a zero tolerance to abuse on match officials. "And the story will move on to an inter-county manager being appointed to a new position by the end of the week. He said: "We need to look at the perpetrator. "The club will cooperate fully with the Roscommon CCC and Roscommon GAA in their investigation in the matter. "I think a full investigation needs to be carried out by the GAA into the circumstances surrounding this."

The GAA referee who was allegedly assaulted during a minor football match in Roscommon has been released from hospital and is “trying to deal” with the ...

The video does not capture the alleged assault but shows personnel attending to Mr Naughton and an individual walking away from the scene. It comes after the alleged assault on Mr Naughton during a minor football game between St Aidan’s and St Dominic’s in Ballyforan on Wednesday evening. Kevin Naughton was allegedly assaulted during a minor football game between St Aidan’s and St Dominic’s in Ballyforan, Co Roscommon, on Wednesday evening.

Referee Kevin Naughton was attacked during a minor Gaelic football match between Roscommon clubs St. Aidan's and St. Dominic's in Ballyforan on Wednesday night.

This matter needs to be investigated in full by the relevant authorities & any individual found responsible for harming a match official needs to be held to account. A very strong message must go out that any abuse of match officials is unacceptable & will not be tolerated in sport. Minor club game in Roscommon last night.

This comes after the assault of a referee during a minor championship match in the county this week. The incident happened in the second half of the ...

They also wished the referee a speedy recovery This comes after the assault of a referee during a minor championship match in the county this week. The incident happened in the second half of the underage game in Ballyforan.

All club matches in Roscommon have been called off this weekend, in the wake of an alleged assault of a referee at a minor match on Wednesday night.

The incident has sparked a significant reaction. "Roscommon GAA have been informed by the Roscommon Referees' Committee that they are withdrawing their services for all matches scheduled in the county for today, tomorrow and Sunday," read a county board statement on Friday afternoon. The Roscommon Referees' Committee have informed the county board that they are withdrawing their services this weekend in the wake of an incident midweek that led to a referee requiring medical attention