Players and officials lined up for the newly introduced “Give respect, get respect” handshake before a Wexford Football Championship quarter-final.
My feeling is, the GAA are going to have to be very hard-handed in how they deal with it.” It has been highlighted, it’s happened a small bit more frequently lately,” Fitzgerald said. If you look back at the last number of years, there always has been incidents.
The first of many 'Respect the ref' initiatives took place in Wexford on Friday night, before the senior football quarter final clash between Shelmaliers ...
Both sets of players and mentors lined up to shake referee Jimmy Heavey's hand and to wish him well before the game. Brian Malone, as ever, played a key role for his club, who were only narrowly beaten by Naas in last year's Leinster semi-final. Other initiatives, such as this 'give respect, get respect' handshake were also discussed.
Ahead of the Wexford GAA club championship game between Shelmaliers and Starlight, a brilliant new handshake initiative was introduced.
Shelmalier would go on to claim victory, and progress to the county semi-finals. The GAA is a reflection of society. The Wexford GAA SFC quarter final between Shelmaliers and Starlights on Friday night saw a nice moment ahead of throw-in, as the two teams shook hands with the match officials as a mark of respect.
Following an incident at a Gaelic football match in Wexford, Gardaí are investigating alleged assaults. St Joseph's announced that they are suspending a member ...
Following an incident at a Gaelic football match in Wexford, Gardaí are investigating alleged assaults. {}; pubsub.init(window.sdc); Meanwhile, Mayo GAA are awaiting a referee’s report on an incident at an U17 game in the county, between Westport and Castlebar Mitchels. “The CCC will commence a full investigation into the incident and Wexford GAA will support An Garda Síochána in their inquires also. “Wexford GAA is aware of an incident involving match officials during a junior football match on Sunday,” said the county board. Gardaí are investigating alleged assaults of a referee and an umpire at a Junior A football match in Wexford on Sunday.