{"id":372325,"date":"2026-03-30T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372325\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T02:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:57:08","slug":"its-a-red-card-all-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372325\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It’s a red card all day’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Murphy “got away with one” after receiving just a yellow card for his strike on Kerry’s Dylan Casey in Donegal’s National Football League final victory<\/a>, according to the RT\u00c9 GAA panel.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old forward, who finished with 1-05, was cautioned for the incident where he could be seen striking the Kerry defender twice with his fist.<\/p>\n

Referee David Gough spoke to his linesman before showing a yellow card to Murphy.<\/p>\n

Speaking on RT\u00c9\u2019s Allianz League Sunday, Lee Keegan and Ciar\u00e1n Whelan said it was a strange decision from the officials.<\/p>\n

‘A red card all day’, ‘way out of order’ – Lee Keegan and Ciar\u00e1n Whelan are unequivocal on Michael Murphy’s combination punches in the Division 1 final<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s not a question. It was the most blatant red card,” said former Mayo defender Keegan.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s probably no excuse, the first dig is bad, to the ribs, it\u2019s the second one that\u2019s probably inexcusable.<\/p>\n

“Someone of his experience and know-how of the game, to do something like that in a game like that is probably really disappointing, and the fact that Jim [McGuinness] said he didn’t see it<\/a>…I could see it up in the stands, it was clear.<\/p>\n

“Gough might be getting a bit of flak this evening. I can\u2019t blame Gough. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s seen it, I think the linesman needs to be really strong there.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s directly in front of him, it\u2019s as clear a strike as you\u2019ll get and for me it\u2019s a red card all day.”<\/p>\n

Former Dublin midfielder Whelan added: “I agree, it\u2019s bad, it\u2019s a nasty one. He\u2019ll know himself that that was way out of order.<\/p>\n

“The strike, it was a nasty one coming in, it wasn\u2019t once, it was kind of twice. He\u2019s got away with one today.”<\/p>\n