# Referees

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# Men in the Middle

We now know who will referee Ireland's games at the Rugby World Cup

Nigel Owens will take charge of Ireland v France.

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Jul 1st 2015, 4:37 PM

# Men in the Middle

These are the 18 football and 12 hurling referees for the 2015 senior GAA championships

There’ll be 18 football referees and 12 in hurling this summer.

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Apr 16th 2015, 6:57 PM

# Analysis

Referees in focus for Munster as fullback Jones keeps up with trends

Kicking is an important part of Munster’s gameplan, and Jones says it’s generally ‘massive within Ireland.’

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Dec 5th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Frustrated

Intercounty refs are needed for big club ties, as 'there's too much at stake'

Niall Daly felt that his club deserved a replay for a refereeing performance which he claims cost them a Championship final place.

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Oct 25th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Men in the Middle

Liam O'Neill wants to see ex-players fast tracked to refereeing inter county games

O’Neill is also open to changing the inter-county calendar for the benefit of club games.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 6:30 AM

# Rule The Roost

History Makers - Female refs to take charge for all the 2014 All-Ireland ladies football finals

There’ll be new ground broken for the finals on September 28th.

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Sep 11th 2014, 4:59 PM

# Men in Black

'Michael Fennelly giving a slap of the hurl across the arse. Yes you did. Free in'

Barry Kelly, the man who sent off ‘Kilkenny’s favourite son’, stars in Setanta Sports documentary on referees.

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Jun 21st 2014, 8:55 PM

# no arms

Rugby technique: When good chop tackles go bad

Matías Cortese was yellow carded for a dangerous tackle against Ireland on Saturday.

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Jun 16th 2014, 6:10 PM

# Change For The Better

Coincidence? The black card has led to scores per game increasing by over 10%

The GAA have released statistics to reflect the effect of the black card.

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Apr 10th 2014, 4:07 PM

# Outlawed

Cody supports Keher’s call for red and yellow cards to be banned in hurling

The Kilkenny boss has lent his support to the views of the former Cats great.

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Feb 11th 2014, 10:00 AM

# sent off

GAA referees could soon have power to issue red cards for racism offences

The motion is proposed for next month’s GAA Congress in Croke Park.

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Jan 29th 2014, 1:37 PM

# Backin' Black

No U-turn on black card, insists GAA

“There can be no turning back,” insists Director-General Paraic Duffy in his Annual Report.

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Jan 21st 2014, 11:54 AM

# Ref Justice

United 'laughing' at officials, Moyes says

“It’s a two-legged game and I am really looking forward to the second leg,” the Scot said after latest defeat.

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Jan 8th 2014, 9:42 AM

# Respect

Eugene McGee: ‘Like we’d all love to tell a referee to f**k off, but you can’t do it’

The FRC chairman is hopeful that the new black card rule will help increase the respect for referees.

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Jan 7th 2014, 3:00 PM

# taking a stand

Sepp Blatter urges referee action on diving

“Cutting out this kind of cheating is a matter of respect towards opponents and fans,” he said.

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Jan 2nd 2014, 6:13 PM

# Men in the Middle

Ireland's John Lacey to referee Six Nations opener

The full list of match officials for Ireland’s 2014 Six Nations campaign has been revealed.

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Dec 10th 2013, 12:37 PM

# Opinion

5 talking points from today's Premier League action

What we made of Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Everton and Arsenal’s Artur Boruc-inspired defeat of Southampton.

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Nov 23rd 2013, 8:54 PM

# Debate

5 talking points from this weekend's Pro12 action

Small crowds, dodgy referees and Leinster’s supporting cast make the list this week.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 7:45 AM

# can't cope

22 things Irish people hate

How many do you recognise?

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Oct 18th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Controversy

GAA's black card rule labelled as 'ridiculous' by All-Ireland club winner

St Brigid’s goalkeeper Shane Curran is unhappy with the new rule that is being introduced next January.

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Oct 16th 2013, 6:06 PM

# Whistle blowers

IRB appoints referees for Ireland's November internationals

Here are the men who will officiate our meetings with Samoa, Australia and New Zealand.

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Oct 8th 2013, 12:50 PM

# Booked

Mark Halsey scores an own goal with memoir of his time as referee

With his needy sucking up to some Premier League managers the former referee does himself few favours in Added Time.

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Sep 19th 2013, 7:40 AM

# Red Tide

John Allen wants new hurling referees' body

“Hurling and football are very different games,” says the Limerick hurling chief.

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Aug 1st 2013, 11:53 AM

# Hi Tech

Here's what the new Ladies football RefCam looks like

TG4 will pilot the new piece of technology on July 27th.

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Jul 15th 2013, 5:29 PM

# Opinion

5 things we learned from this week's Champions League action

We assess Manchester United’s draw with Real Madrid, plus the problems with referees in the competition.

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Feb 14th 2013, 10:09 AM

# Controversy

Referees mulling over a Chelsea boycott - Report

Former Premier League official Clive Wilkes says many of his colleagues are disillusioned after the controversy with Chelsea.

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Nov 3rd 2012, 11:00 AM

# Reel stories

I shot that! The stories behind your favourite YouTube clips: Murphy’s magic moment

An iconic sporting moment captured on video.

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Oct 13th 2012, 10:15 AM

# Scheme

Here's your Lionel Messi conspiracy theory pic of the day

The Portuguese media have come up with an innovative idea, as Benfica bid to stop the Argentinian superstar.

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Oct 2nd 2012, 6:55 PM

# Done Deal

NFL: Referees ratify eight-year deal following talks

An agreement has finally been reached to end the lockout, which began in July.

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Sep 29th 2012, 10:51 PM

# NFL

VIDEO: NFL refs return to standing ovation as Ravens beat Browns

Baltimore stretched their home winning streak to 13 games, the NFL’s longest run.

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Sep 28th 2012, 9:47 AM

# replacement refs

Ref justice: NFL, referees reach deal to end lockout

Regular officials will be back starting with tonight’s Thursday Night Football match between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens.

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Sep 27th 2012, 9:29 AM

# Speaking out

Brian Cody (Kilkenny) on...

The Cats boss talks about the challenge of preparing for a replay and current refereeing performances.

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Sep 27th 2012, 8:30 AM

# punished

FA charge Martinez over United game comments

The Wigan manager was not happy with the referee’s performance during their 4-0 defeat away at Old Trafford.

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Sep 26th 2012, 9:17 PM

# Complaint

Gerrard, Rodgers want fair deal for Suarez

The duo claim the Uruguayan international’s reputation precedes him when it comes to referees’ decisions.

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Sep 25th 2012, 2:37 PM

# NFL

The Redzone: Crossing the zebras

The longer the referee strike continues in the NFL, the more players will try to take advantage of their replacements

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Sep 21st 2012, 12:15 PM

# Fixtures

U21 hurling showdowns set for Thurles

The GAA have released the details for key fixtures over the next couple of weeks and announced the referees who will take charge of this year’s All-Ireland senior football semi-finals

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Aug 15th 2012, 12:38 PM

# Video Technology

Dublin and Meath managers praise referee decision over O'Gara score

Eoghan O’Gara saw his shot for a point in the second-half of yesterday’s Leinster final waved wide before the white flag was then raised. Here’s what the two managers thought of the decision.

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Jul 23rd 2012, 8:00 AM