Cork manager Ben O’Connor has welcomed the increased penalty for dissent in hurling.
At the GAA’s official Congress last weekend, delegates voted in favour of punishing outbursts towards referee by advancing frees 30 metres towards goal – a similar measure, albeit with a 50-metre extension, was part of the enhancements introduced into football in 2025.
Speaking after Sunday’s win away to Kilkenny, O’Connor expressed his support for the change.
“No issues with it at all,” he said.
“Referees have a hard enough job, not to mind fellas roaring and shouting at them.
“They’ll make mistakes, we’ll make mistakes, so why not?”
The new rule will come into effect for the national hurling finals. There is a chance that the…