Diarmuid O Se wants action taken following the disgraceful scenes in Portlaoise.

O Se doubles up as a member of Kerry County Board and a Dromid Pearses selector and, after seeing his side beaten by Derrytresk of Tyrone in Sunday's ugly All-Ireland junior club championship final at O'Moore Park, he says in the Irish Times:

"While Derrytresk beat us comprehensively on the day, I thought that some of scenes out there were some of the most disgraceful I have ever witnessed at a football game.

"I cannot understand how the GAA can allow this to happen.

"For me, the GAA has to investigate these incidents big time. I never witnessed anything like this even in the cut and trust of South Kerry football or Kerry football.

"We play it hard and we play it tough but I think when outside forces can jump onto a field and cause a melee or a fracas, then it's time to shout stop.

"I think that if the GAA allows this type of violence and intimidation to take place, then our games are in big trouble.

"I am not so sure that hitting clubs with big fines is any good either. I think the GAA will have to root out the trouble makers and give them long-term suspensions.

"They have video evidence to look back on. Take a report from the stewards and the Garda. An assault on a pitch like that should be the same as an assault on the street.

"Funny thing is in the build-up to this game we got a 15-page memo from Croke Park about rules and regulations for the day and there were very few officials and stewards here to implement them." Tweet

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