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RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Brendan Cawley appointed referee for Kerry-Donegal football decider
Kildare's Brendan Cawley has been appointed as the referee for the 2025 All-Ireland SFC decider between Kerry and Donegal. It's a first All-Ireland inter-county final for the Sarsfields' clubman, who previously oversaw the 2024 All-Ireland club final between Glen and St Brigid's and the 2023 Division 1 league final between Mayo and Galway. The Kildare official has had several big assignments already in 2025, and was notably the man in the middle for the Ulster final between Armagh and Donegal and the Armagh-Kerry All-Ireland quarter-final over a fortnight ago. In recent years, he has refereed All-Ireland semi-finals in 2022 and 2024, Galway's wins over Derry and Donegal. His line umpires on the day are Monaghan's Martin McNally and the experienced Meath referee David Coldrick, with McNally named as stand-in referee.
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Brendan Cawley to referee All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Donegal
Brendan Cawley will take charge of this year's All-Ireland SFC final between Donegal and Kerry on July 27. The Kildare native was the man in the middle for Kerry's quarter-final victory over Armagh while he also took charge of Donegal's Ulster preliminary round win against Derry. Last year, the Sarsfields man officiated Donegal's Ulster semi-final victory over Tyrone and their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Galway. He was also a linesman and standby referee for the decider between Galway and Armagh. Meanwhile, Kerry are set to wear their alternative blue jersey for the final.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
GAA make major announcement surrounding exciting All-Ireland football final between Kerry & Donegal
THE GAA has announced that Brendan Cawley will officiate this year's All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Donegal on July 27. It'll be the Kildare native's first time refereeing Gaelic football's showpiece occasion. Advertisement 2 They have been among the leading favourites for Sam Maguire all year 2 Whistler Cawley hails from Newbridge The Sarsfields clubman has been on the inter-county officiating circuit since 2019 and is a widely respected figure across the game. Last year saw him oversee Galway's narrow semi-final triumph over Donegal. This time around Jim McGuinness' men had a far easier time of it as In the wake of But having seen his team hit 3-13 after the change of ends at a packed Advertisement Read More On GAA The Royals have already tasted unlikely Championship victories over Dublin, Kerry But Robbie Brennan's superb first season at the helm was brought to an end in chastening fashion. Even at half-time, things looked ominous for Meath as they trailed by 0-13 to 0-8. With a Sam Maguire decider Murphy made way just moments after kicking his side into an eight-point lead. By then, the Ulster champions had also bagged the first of three second-half goals. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Donegal can now look forward to a first All-Ireland final appearance since It has taken them twice as many outings in the same number of days to do it again. 'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal Every facet of Donegal's output was impressive here. Singling out just one of their awesome attackers would do a disservice to the others. At the back, high standards were set by the colossal contributions of Brendan McCole and Finnbarr Roarty. Advertisement STRENGTH IN NUMBERS On a day when Paddy McBrearty came off the bench and kicked 0-3, McGuinness noted that the strength of his panel has been a key factor in taking Donegal a step further than in 2024. He said: "We didn't know at that stage the rule changes that were coming down the line and the physical demands of the rule changes, but certainly we knew that we needed people to come in and give us more depth and strengthen. "We knew we had to be stronger and it would build its own energy within the group because it'd be more competitive and people want to play naturally, so I think we did see that today. "We were able to make those changes the whole way through the game and going in to play Kerry in an All-Ireland final, you're going to need every man that you've got. Advertisement "That's a huge challenge and they're so confident about what they do. "There's a rite of passage there almost in terms of winning All-Irelands, so that's the first thing we're going to have to meet head on. "But certainly it'll not be 15 players, it'll be every single player that can get onto the pitch that'll be needed."
Irish Examiner
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Armagh v Donegal: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Ulster SFC final
It is a repeat of the 2024 Ulster final decider when champions Donegal meet All-Ireland Champions Armagh again to decide where the Anglo-Celt Cup will go this year. Following a pulsating final last year Donegal came out on top after a penalty shootout. It was the second year in a row that Armagh lost the final on penalties losing to Derry in 2023. The Orchard county are going for their first Ulster title since 2008 while Donegal will be hoping for back-to-back titles. Here's everything you need to know. Where and when is it on? The game will take place on Saturday May 10 at St Tiernach's Park in Clones with throw-in at 5.25pm. Where can I watch the game? The game will be shown live on RTÉ 2 after the Galway v Wexford clash with coverage starting at 2.45pm. It will also be live on BBC 2 with coverage starting at 4.55pm. Who's the referee? Kildare's Brendan Cawley will be the man in charge for the clash. What can I read about and listen to on Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the weekend and previewing the game ahead of Sunday's throw-in. Listen to The Gaelic Football Show podcast where Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan, James Horan and special guest Eamon McGee discuss the Ulster final.
