According to The Irish Examiner a load of the officials for the GAA including David Gough, David Coldrick, Niall Cullen, Anthony Nolan and Derek O’Mahoney all came up short in their fitness tests.
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The GAA have introduced a new fitness test and only 19 of 42 inter-county referees succeeded in meeting the tough new pre-season fitness levels in tests conducted on Friday at Abbotstown.
Joe McQuillan, Conor Lane, Paul Faloon, Sean Hurson and David Murnane all passed, meaning that they and the others who made up the 19 successful applicants, are the only referees eligible to to officiate next weekend’s Allianz Football League opening round. The remainder will have to be employed as standby officials.
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— Irish Examiner Sport (@ExaminerSport) January 21, 2024