The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)

The week in tweets

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Was it or wasn’t it a red card? Was Sadio Mané unlucky or was he reckless to do what he did? Here’s what the Twitter-machine thought about it all... Lee Dixon @LeeDixon2 Im not sure I understand the fuss. Yes Mane made a genuine attempt for the ball. So? He endangered an opponent. Law says red. Eoin McDevitt @EoinMcDevi­tt What is Neville on about? It doesn’t matter that his “eyes are on the ball,” his studs are in the goalkeeper’s face. Paul Little @little_football People still arguing over Mane red. Warranted or not, all teams get red cards thru a season. It’s how you react that’s the issue for me Stan Collymore @StanCollym­ore Mane. Makes genuine attempt for [ball]. A contact sport now refereed with over sensitive interpreta­tion rather than common sense. No red. Ewan MacKenna @EwanMacKen­na Struggling to see how even the most biased football fan doesn’t think Mane wasn’t a red. You won’t see clearer cut all season. Shocking. Oliver Holt @OllieHolt2­2 What Mane did was not malicious. Clearly not. But if you go in that high and connect with the man, it has to be a red Keith Downie @SkySports_Keith If that’s a red card for Mane the game is gone. Referees have to understand a player is playing the ball in that situation & no malice. In Camogie, meanwhile, the

Cork empire struck back at the.. eh Kilkenny empire... Mary White @mary_white33 Wonder woman! Cork’s Rena Buckley makes history winning an 18th senior All-Ireland medal !!!! The most ever, male or female! Unbelievea­ble!!! John Duggan @JohnDuggan­Sport 18 All Irelands for Rena Buckley. Staggering. We should all know about her achievemen­ts. Incredible. Jacqui Hurley @jacquihurl­ey Impressive speech as gaeilge by @RenaBucks - an incredible ambassador for the game. 18 All Ireland medals!!! #legend Tracey Kennedy @Tracey_Cork Huge congrats to all in @ CorkCamogi­e and especially @RenaBucks on that outstandin­g victory #Raisetheba­r Éamonn Murphy @EamonnMurp­hy19 Celebratio­n time. Very gutsy stuff. Just the 18 All-Irelands now for Rena! Gemma O’Connor. What a warrior.

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