Irish Sunday Mirror

Football farce as 10 see red

- BY WILLIAM DUNNE

A GAA match descended into farce yesterday after 10 players were sent off.

Ref Noel Mckenna dished out five straight red cards and five doubleyell­ows in the Leinster Intermedia­te Football Championsh­ip game.

Eleven-man O’connell’s of Castlebell­igham, Co Louth, beat visitors Kilbride of Co Carlow – reduced to nine – by 2-10 to 1-8 at the Grove.

Two Maor Uisce were also sent off the sideline.

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