GAA President Liam O'Neill is keen to address the issue of teams attempting to put pressure on referees in advance of games.

Speaking to the Irish Times in the wake of the controversy surrounding Cork's comments about Mayo pair Cillian O'Connor and Kevin McLoughlin which were perceived to be aimed at influencing match referee Cormac Reilly, O'Neill admitted: "There is concern about the issue of comments about the referee before the game and there is a case for maybe tidying up that area.

"It's very hard to get good referees and very hard to keep them and putting extra pressure on them is pretty ridiculous."

O'Neill added: "It would be a pity if we have to legislate for what should be normal good manners.

"Whatever about fouls and things that happen on the field, discourtesy is always regrettable." Tweet

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