TIPPERARY GAA HAVE condemned “racial comments directed at a member of the Wexford team” during a challenge match between the counties today.
In a statement released this evening, Tipperary GAA confirmed it was “a member of the public who is not connected to Tipperary GAA or the Carrick Swan club”.
Tipperary and Wexford are working together and are “fully committed to having the incident investigated fully”.
“The Tipperary senior hurlers played Wexford this afternoon in a senior hurling challenge hosted by the Carrick Swan club,” the statement, signed off by Tipperary GAA PRO Jonathan Cullen, reads.
Statement in relation to senior hurling challenge between Tipperary and Wexford pic.twitter.com/1ZEToSIr77
— Tipperary GAA (@TipperaryGAA) April 8, 2023
“Unfortunately as the game entered the closing stages, a member of the public who is not connected to either Tipperary GAA or the Carrick Swan club made racial comments which were directed at a member of the Wexford team. Tipperary GAA wish to state quiet [sic] clearly that this kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable and has absolutely no place at our games or in our society.
“Tipperary GAA along with the senior hurling management, players and the Carrick Swan GAA club do not condone this kind of behaviour and wish to distance ourselves from any such comments.
“Both Tipperary and Wexford GAA county boards have been in contact with each other in relation to this incident and are fully committed to having the incident investigated fully.”
The statement was retweeted by Wexford GAA on Twitter. “Wexford GAA are liaising with Tipperary in relation to an incident in today’s challenge game and will support Tipperary GAA in their investigation,” they added.
“This behaviour is totally unacceptable and has absolutely no place at our games or in our society.”
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Whoever made those comments is obviously lacking something upstairs. A challenge game and he’s bringing the whole English soccer mentality to it. No room for it ever in the gaa. Disgraceful carry on.
@sweaty_skillz_YT: Hard to accept when you have it on your own doorstep but then of course there’s always the Soccer equation to deflect away from the holier than thou saintly GAA.
@Douglaslad: fully agree, it is bizarre why “English soccer” is brought into this discussion at all?? The incessant need to compare to outside sports within the GAA is very small time, I say this as a lover of both GAA and football/soccer (as to not offend anyone!)
@Mike D: Because soccer fans can never behave themselves
@Thomas Walsh: That’s right, Thomas. Deflect the attention away from the GAA and the problem will go away…………the GAA is the most racist sporting organisation in Ireland. I’ve witnessed many players take vitriolic comments at games for their skin colour and religious beliefs, and this is at rural, underage level. My own kids refuse to play the sport because of this.
@Thomas Walsh: some fans do not behave themselves in all sports, including both soccer and GAA. Acting like this is somehow an imported problem to the GAA is plainly incorrect
Disgraceful. It was a fund raiser for a young man from Carrick who was badly injured in a car crash. The ref was right to blow it up. The offended isn’t from the town.
No anyone could go. It was a fundraiser. RTFA
Was it.played behind closed doors I wonder ?..normally at this stage close to the chship they are
@Kieran Considine: Charity match,so wouldn’t say so.
We have a bit of an issue across society and sports in this country with people getting on in life and achieving great things.a few yrs back,an ex international rugby player attacked the amount of “foreign” players being given places on the Irish team(he had lost his place on the irish panel at the time,coincidence!!).where u come from,what colour ur skin is or what sex u are or what ur sexual orientation is should never matter..if ur the best person at the job,be it an actual job or a playing position on a team that’s all that matters..the way Lee chins team mates defended him is to be admired and commended..remember “team mates” should always have ur back..its not long ago the Irish were foreigner’s in other countries.