Abusive letter leads to referees downing whistles for the Bank Holiday weekend to highlight recent incident
Kilkenny GAA referees have voted to go on strike after one official received a threatening and abusive letter following a recent match.
The decision was taken following a meeting between referees and County Board officials on Thursday night.Local radio station KCLR has seen the letter sent to the match official, which labels the referee in question "a solid disgrace." A Kilkenny GAA statement has backed the decision of the referees and the Shamrocks Ballyhale club have gone public to voice their support for match officials.
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