Maggie Farrelly says there is an enormous amount of respect for referees at inter-county level - but that underage is a different matter entirely.
Top referee Farrelly - the first woman to referee a men’s National League game (Leitrim v London in February, 2022) - says most abuse of match officials occurs at juvenile games.
“The silent sideline doesn’t happen,” she says of an initiative some counties have attempted to introduce independent of the GAA at central level.
