Malone to referee Division 2 league final
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG’s Niall Malone has been appointed referee for Saturday’s Division 2 final in the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG’s Niall Malone has been appointed referee for Saturday’s Division 2 final in the Allianz National Hurling League.
*John Fawl presents the Special Merit Award to Kevin Walsh. LONG-serving referee Kevin Walsh, Tuamgraney handballer Leah Minogue and Éire Óg’s Niall Malone were among the recipients at the Munster GAA Awards.
TWO-TIME All-Ireland winners Anthony Daly and Brian Lohan have been honoured by Munster GAA.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNIS’ Niall Malone has been appointed as the referee for the Munster U20 hurling final.
*John Bugler, Fergal O’Brien and Andy McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE GAA have launched a referee recruitment drive in a bid to boost the amount of whistlers in the county.
*Niall Malone. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s Niall Malone will take charge of Sunday’s Clare SHC final between Clonlara and Crusheen.
*Referee Rory McGann ducks for cover as Damien Browne clears his lines. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill PUBLIC ATTITUDE towards referees’ decisions needs to change and become more balanced, the county’s referee administrator has said.
*Jarlath Donnellan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THREE CLARE referees will be in inter-county action over the coming week.
*Chris Maguire. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON’s Chris Maguire will take charge of Sunday’s Munster club senior football final.
*Rory McGann. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Awarding penalties and a ten minute sin-bin will be the big change to rules in an attempt to curb cynical play from defenders as the Allianz National Hurling Leagues commence this weekend.