Referee stuck in the middle
The job of reforming Irish sport in the wake of a run of embarrassments has demanded a tough line from administrators, and even the minister
It is a thankless enough task being an administrator. Yes, there is the odd ticket to some of the world’s great sporting occasions and yes, there are the odd perks of working in a job everybody else thinks would be better than theirs, but when you have to step in to administer, then woe betide anyone with a thin skin.
Without them, there would be no glory, glamour, or podium finishes – but ...
