GAA referee's chief Pat McEnaney has admitted that there is room for improvement when it comes to the black card.

The punishment was brought in ahead of this season in Gaelic football as a means of clamping down on cynical fouling.

But there have been some complaints over its implementation. In an interview with the Irish Examiner, McEnaney admitted that there is room for improvement, citing an incident where Brian Fox avoided a black card during the recent Tipperary v Galway All Ireland qualifier.

"I think we as a group have to hold our hands up on the deliberate pull-down. There have been a number of deliberate pull-downs that we have missed in this year’s Championship, and we can get better at it," he said.

However, McEnaney also went on to say that the black card can generally be regarded as a success, citing body-checks as an offence that is being driven out of the game.

You can read the full interview here.