Former world boxing champion Bernard Dunne is set to become the high performance lead in Wexford GAA.
It is understood Dunne has been recommended by the county’s high performance advisory committee to assist in the development of players and coaches from under-age level up.
The Clondalkin man was the Dublin senior footballer’s sports performance and lifestyle coach working alongside Jim Gavin when the county won three All-Ireland titles in four seasons, between 2013 and ’16.
Dunne was previously high performance director for Irish Athletic Boxing Association for four years up to 2022 and later served in the same role in the Boxing Federation of India. He has two masters degrees, one in business and another in sports, exercise and performance psychology.
The 45-year-old won the world super bantamweight title in 2009 when he defeated defending champion Ricardo Cordoba in Dublin.
Meanwhile, counties have been reminded by the GAA’s rules advisory committee that only scores not awarded or incorrectly recorded by the referee are grounds for objections to the outcome of games.
A note from Croke Park was issued on Sunday last on foot of counties seeking advice. An objection based on a referee incorrectly allowing or failing to allow a score during play is deemed out of order.
The email read: “In light of queries received (in recent days) relating to potential objections to scores being awarded or not awarded in games which affect the outcome of the game, the Rules Advisory Committee would like to draw attention to the provisions of Rule 7.5, particularly 7.5 (n) (ii) regarding decision to an incorrectly recorded scored as distinct from the decision of the referee to allow or disallow a score: a Competition Control Committee must make decisions in accordance with the provisions of Rule 7.5”.
The news comes as “The Mayo News” report Kilmaine have counter-objected to an objection by Hollymount-Carramore against the clubs’s draw in the county’s intermediate championship group stages last Friday.
The draw knocked Hollymount-Carramore out of the competition and sent Kilmaine into the quarter-finals. Hollymount-Carramore contested the validity of a two-point score in the first half that was awarded to Kilmaine when video evidence showed the kick was converted from inside the 40-metre arc.
On Monday, they contacted the county competitions committee to query the outcome of the game. However, Kilmaine has since claimed that the referee’s report is final and therefore cannot be altered.
The competitions control committee are expected to make a decision before the weekend.