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Black cards have been part of Gaelic football rules for six years now

Hurling black card - 'Something will have to be done'

GAA • 09 Dec 20

Dublin's Danny Sutcliffe trips Laois' Paddy Purcell

Sunday Game pundits fear cynicism creeping into hurling

GAA • 26 Oct 20

John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer with the Dr Croke Cup

Bubbles: Cynicism has been in hurling since 1884

GAA • 25 Feb 20

There's been plenty of focus on the black card of late

Crummey cool on 'unnecessary' black card for hurling

Hurling • 13 Feb 20

Stephen O'Brien is shown a black card in the semi-final

'Thankfully he's available' - Keane on O'Brien reprieve

GAA • 15 Aug 19

Stephen O'Brien saw black for a deliberate foul

O'Brien says Kerry will appeal All-Ireland suspension

GAA • 11 Aug 19

Referee David Gough shows the Gooch a yellow card in 2016

Cooper: Sometimes players have to foul and take a card

GAA • 14 Jun 19

Last weekend's hurling action was littered with fouling

Black card the only cure for hurling's cynicism problem

GAA • 25 Feb 18

Dublin's Ciaran Kilkenny tangles with Mayo's Aidan O'Shea in the 2017 All-Ireland SFC final

It's time to make the penalty fit the black-card crime

GAA • 24 Jan 18

Con O'Callaghan gets past Colm Boyle

Sunday saw the black card's finest moment to date

GAA • 22 Sep 17

Jim Gavin brought on Diarmuid Connolly in the 70th minute against Tyrone

Connolly cameo possibly down to card issue, says Casey

GAA • 14 Sep 17

A clean catch from a kick-out will earn a free kick under the new 'mark' rule

The big throw-in 2017

Football • 08 Jan 17

Maurice Deegan black cards Mayo's Lee Keegan in the All-Ireland final replay

Refs chief Walsh: We can enforce black card better

GAA • 01 Dec 16

Cynical play in Aussies Rules can be punished with a 50m penalty

Scrap black card and enforce Aussie rule, Donaghy

GAA • 25 Oct 16

James McCarthy looks on after being dismissed for a cynical foul in the All-Ireland final

McCarthy backs black card but calls for ref help

GAA • 19 Oct 16

Colm Cooper: 'I've had great times and great memories'

Cooper sticking with Kerry for 'another while'

GAA • 11 Oct 16

Steven McDonnell (R) believes there needs to be a change made to the rules

McDonnell: Ditch black card and bring back sin-bin

GAA • 06 Oct 16

Sean Walsh has hinted that changes in the implementation of the black card may happen

Walsh: Policing of black card needs to improve

GAA • 05 Oct 16

David Gough issued seven yellows and one black card during the Dublin-Kerry game

Eugene McGee: Black card rule is 'idiot-proof'

GAA • 31 Aug 16

Referee David Gough shows a yellow card to Peter Crowley

Flynn hails Dublin-Kerry ref Gough after classic

GAA • 30 Aug 16

Eugene McGee: Black card has had positive impact

GAA • 18 Jul 16

This year's All-Ireland SFC final will not be remembered as a classic

Column: Football's problems not going away

Football • 04 Nov 14

The black card was introduced to curb cynical fouls

Championship scoring soars with black-card rule

Football • 02 Oct 14

Hyland compares 'choke tackling' to the more accepted act of 'standing up' a player

Hyland fears rise of 'choke tackling' term

Football • 03 Jun 14

Referres need more help, according to Martin McHugh

McHugh calls for two referees in football

Football • 19 May 14

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