Referees panel 2016

Kuwabatake Sanjuro · April 27, 2016, 09:11:46 PM

Football - Championship Panel of 18:

Ciaran Branagan (An Dún)
Barry Cassidy (Doire)
David Coldrick (An Mhí)
Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Marty Duffy (Sligeach)
David Gough (An Mhí)
Rory Hickey (An Clár)
Padraig Hughes (Ard Mhacha)
Sean Hurson (Tír Eoghan)
Fergal Kelly (An Longfort)
Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Conor Lane (Corcaigh)
Joe McQuillan (An Cabhán)
Noel Mooney (An Cabhán)
Paddy Neilan (Ros Comáin)
Anthony Nolan (Cill Mhantáin)
Derek O'Mahony (Tiobraid Árann)
Padraig O'Sullivan (Ciarraí)

Football - Championship Linesman Panel of 8:

James Bermingham (Corcaigh)
Niall Cullen (Fear Manach)
Liam Devenney (Maigh Eo)
Jerome Henry (Maigh Eo)
John Hickey (Ceatharlach)
Shaun McLaughlin (Dún na nGall)
Martin McNally (Muineachán)
Cormac Reilly (An Mhí)

Good to see Cormac Reilly finally demoted, John Hickey is the best referee I've seen out of the present bunch and unlucky not to make the referees panel. Noel Mooney the only new addition, he believes in non contact football and loves to be centre of attention. Blows his whistle in a shrill manner too.

imtommygunn · April 27, 2016, 09:14:22 PM

When will they get rid of that guy duffy. Ruins every game he refs.

GlenMan · April 27, 2016, 09:42:07 PM

Quote from: imtommygunn on April 27, 2016, 09:14:22 PM
When will they get rid of that guy duffy. Ruins every game he refs.

As does Eddie Kinsella. Good to see a Tyrone referee on the list. Sean Hurson is the first since the great Martin Sludden I think.

Farrandeelin · April 27, 2016, 09:59:55 PM

Barry Cassidy isn't hectic either.

Throw ball · April 27, 2016, 10:11:46 PM

Quote from: Kuwabatake Sanjuro on April 27, 2016, 09:11:46 PM
Football - Championship Panel of 18:

Ciaran Branagan (An Dún)
Barry Cassidy (Doire)
David Coldrick (An Mhí)
Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Marty Duffy (Sligeach)
David Gough (An Mhí)
Rory Hickey (An Clár)
Padraig Hughes (Ard Mhacha)
Sean Hurson (Tír Eoghan)
Fergal Kelly (An Longfort)
Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Conor Lane (Corcaigh)
Joe McQuillan (An Cabhán)
Noel Mooney (An Cabhán)
Paddy Neilan (Ros Comáin)
Anthony Nolan (Cill Mhantáin)
Derek O'Mahony (Tiobraid Árann)
Padraig O'Sullivan (Ciarraí)

Football - Championship Linesman Panel of 8:

James Bermingham (Corcaigh)
Niall Cullen (Fear Manach)
Liam Devenney (Maigh Eo)
Jerome Henry (Maigh Eo)
John Hickey (Ceatharlach)
Shaun McLaughlin (Dún na nGall)
Martin McNally (Muineachán)
Cormac Reilly (An Mhí)

Good to see Cormac Reilly finally demoted, John Hickey is the best referee I've seen out of the present bunch and unlucky not to make the referees panel. Noel Mooney the only new addition, he believes in non contact football and loves to be centre of attention. Blows his whistle in a shrill manner too.

Only saw John Hickey referee one game and he was very good that day. IMHO Reilly is a better referee that quite a few on that list esp. Duffy, Brannigan and Cassidy. Aside from his timekeeping (😜) I think Sean Hurson is not a bad referee even if he is from Tyrone!

Shamrock Shore · April 27, 2016, 10:27:40 PM

GAA needs to start putting money into getting Dublin referees........

In 10 years time then every ref will be a Dub and there'll be no baytin the hoors with every game in Croke Park as well as every player a semi-pre (ahem)

Syferus · April 27, 2016, 10:33:37 PM

When Kelly, Duffy, Kinsella, Lane, Coldrick and Deegan are still there it tells you where the standard is and how much of top level reffing is about glad-handing and who you know.

Gough the best by a good bit for me. Our own Paddy Neilan is one of the few decent refs too.

Kuwabatake Sanjuro · April 27, 2016, 11:10:10 PM

Quote from: Throw ball on April 27, 2016, 10:11:46 PM
Only saw John Hickey referee one game and he was very good that day. IMHO Reilly is a better referee that quite a few on that list esp. Duffy, Brannigan and Cassidy. Aside from his timekeeping (😜) I think Sean Hurson is not a bad referee even if he is from Tyrone!

Hickey is good, no complaints with him anytime Kildare have had him. Cormac Reilly is downright evil when it comes to refereeing though. His performance in the Kildare Wexford game in 2009 was the most biased I've seen since Paddy Russell, although Kildare won handy the free count was something like 30-7 in favour of Wexford.

Mourne Rover · April 27, 2016, 11:11:59 PM

The original Mr Gough was the last referee from north of the border to get an AI senior final back in 1983. If each county had an equal chance of representation, there should have been another half a dozen since then. As officials from the Wee Six never get a look-in for the hurling at all, they are entitled to feel pretty disgruntled.

Syferus · April 27, 2016, 11:13:03 PM

Quote from: Mourne Rover on April 27, 2016, 11:11:59 PM
The original Mr Gough was the last referee from north of the border to get an AI senior final back in 1983. If each county had an equal chance of representation, there should have been another half a dozen since then. As officials from the Wee Six never get a look-in for the hurling at all, they are entitled to feel pretty disgruntled.

When aren't people from the six disgruntled?

From the Bunker · April 27, 2016, 11:28:07 PM

Quote from: Kuwabatake Sanjuro on April 27, 2016, 09:11:46 PM
Football - Championship Panel of 18:

Ciaran Branagan (An Dún)
Barry Cassidy (Doire)
David Coldrick (An Mhí)
Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Marty Duffy (Sligeach)
David Gough (An Mhí)
Rory Hickey (An Clár)
Padraig Hughes (Ard Mhacha)
Sean Hurson (Tír Eoghan)
Fergal Kelly (An Longfort)
Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Conor Lane (Corcaigh)
Joe McQuillan (An Cabhán)
Noel Mooney (An Cabhán)
Paddy Neilan (Ros Comáin)
Anthony Nolan (Cill Mhantáin)
Derek O'Mahony (Tiobraid Árann)
Padraig O'Sullivan (Ciarraí)

Football - Championship Linesman Panel of 8:

James Bermingham (Corcaigh)
Niall Cullen (Fear Manach)
Liam Devenney (Maigh Eo)
Jerome Henry (Maigh Eo)
John Hickey (Ceatharlach)
Shaun McLaughlin (Dún na nGall)
Martin McNally (Muineachán)
Cormac Reilly (An Mhí)

Good to see Cormac Reilly finally demoted, John Hickey is the best referee I've seen out of the present bunch and unlucky not to make the referees panel. Noel Mooney the only new addition, he believes in non contact football and loves to be centre of attention. Blows his whistle in a shrill manner too.

Reilly in the last few years has done Kildare, Mayo (rode us up righty) and the Rossies last year!

Farrandeelin · April 27, 2016, 11:32:22 PM

Hope he is linesman for one Mayo match, on my side.

Mourne Rover · April 27, 2016, 11:42:19 PM

Syferus, the last 64 AI senior finals in football and hurling have gone by without the involvement of a referee from north of the border. Can you see why some officials may not be thrilled about this ?

Rossfan · April 27, 2016, 11:46:25 PM

After Sluds in 2010 the 6 may never get another one.
That Hurson chap isn't bad though.

Syferus · April 27, 2016, 11:56:43 PM

Quote from: Mourne Rover on April 27, 2016, 11:42:19 PM
Syferus, the last 64 AI senior finals in football and hurling have gone by without the involvement of a referee from north of the border. Can you see why some officials may not be thrilled about this ?

Paddy Hughes reffed the 2013 Senior Club AI final and nearly made a hole of it. Refs just need to be good. County or province doesn't matter. Sadly good refs are scarce.