*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
SHANNON’s Chris Maguire has been confirmed as the referee for Sunday’s Munster club SFC final between St Finbarr’s and Dingle.
FBD Semple Stadium will host the meeting of the Cork and Kerry champions this Sunday with Maguire throwing the ball in at 13:30. It will be his second time refereeing The Barrs in this campaign, he was referee for their quarter-final 1-17 2-11 win over Clonmel Commercials.
It will be Chris’ second time taking charge of the Munster club senior decider, having done the 2021 final when St Finbarr’s defeated Austin Stack’s of Kerry 2-9 1-10, a game that also took place in Thurles.
He was on duty for the 2022 Munster club intermediate final in Mallow when Rathmore of Kerry beat Limerick’s Na Piarsaigh 1-17 0-10.
A referee since 2013, Chris has done two Clare SFC finals, the 2019 decider when St Joseph’s Miltown won back to back titles at the expense of Kilmurry Ibrickane and the 2022 final when Éire Óg beat Ennistymon 0-9 0-6.