Portlaoise may be asked to identify the fan who confronted referee Michael Duffy after Sunday's defeat to Kilmurry-Ibrickane.

With that particular incident currently under investigation by the CCCC, Association president Christy Cooney refused to comment on it specifically. But he did say, generally speaking, that there's a responsibility on all clubs to identify offending supporters if asked to do so:

"People need to be identified if it's requested of them. They have a responsibility of leadership to stand up and be counted and to condemn what happens and identify people if they're requested to identify people.

"If spectators behave exceptionally badly and there's a justification for a course of action being taken against them, the club should support that.

"That's only being responsible because people go to games to enjoy them, not to cause problems for officials or players or referees.

"When players are finished the game, or officials, they're generally exhausted and the one thing they like to do is get to their dressing-room and tog off rather than be faced with a group of supporters trying to intimidate them.

"That's not acceptable to anyone in any sport or in any walk of life." Tweet

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