An Cosantóir March 2018 www.dfmagazine.ie
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By cPl lynn ryan Photos By cPl neville
coughlan and arMn eMMet long
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On the 12th and 13th February 2018 the Defence Forces Gaelic Athletic
Association Committee conducted a GAA Referee Course for both hurling
and gaelic football in co-operation with the GAA's Leinster Council in the
Ordnance School, DFTC.
The course coordinator Capt Gary White, DFHQ said the aim of the
course was to expand the number of highly qualified referees within the
Defence Forces and to cover all rules of GAA games.
lee Moore, froM
tiPPerary – "I'm
already a qualified
GAA referee for the
last 2-years, so I used
this course as a re-
fresher and to keep
updated on the skills
and rules etc."
JohNNy fiNaNe,
3 iNf bN, froM
balacolla, co
laoiS – "I play GAA
for Balacolla in Co
Laois, and I really
enjoyed the referee
course."
eMMet loNg,
air corPS froM
waterford - "I
have a general
interest in hurling
and I see referee-
ing as a good way
of developing
control in a fair
manner."
Vox Pops
bde/
forMatioN NaMe/eMail
Air Corps Comdt Ross Glavin – ross.glavin@defenceforces.ie
DFTC Comdt Tony Bolger – anthony.bolger@defenceforces.ie
Naval Service Lt (NS) Diarmuid O'Donovan - diarmaid.odonovan@defenceforces.ie
1 Bde Comdt Eamonn Kenneally – eamonn.kenneally@defenceforces.ie
2 Bde Comdt Brian Walsh – brian.walsh@defenceforces.ie
• Qualify for both Defence
Forces and club GAA
games.
• Understanding the black,
yellow and red card system.
• Tactical fouls, aggressive
fouls and technical fouls
• Player safety.
• Respect and fair play.
• Time and score keeping.
• Player welfare.
• Sideline control.
• Showing a professional
appearance.
some of the main points covered were:
