Conor Lane to referee Cork Premier SFC final
Referee Conor Lane is presented with the match ball by Mark Butler prior to the 2018 All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Tyrone. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile
Referee Conor Lane will take charge of Cork’s top-tier football final for the sixth time, having been appointed to Sunday week’s McCarthy insurance Group Premier SFC decider between Nemo Rangers and St Finbarr’s.
The Banteer/Lyre clubman, who has been on the whistle for three All-Ireland SFC finals, first did the county final in 2009, when Clonakilty beat the Barrs, and was also chosen for the deciders of 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
That game between the city rivals will be preceded by the SAFC final between Cill na Martra and Knocknagree and that game will be refereed by Ciarán Murphy of Glanworth.
On Saturday week, the Premier JFC final between Butevant and St Nick’s will be refereed by Brian Crowley (Castlehaven).
Due to Aghabullogue reaching both the Premier IFC final and the Co-op SuperStores IAHC final, they have been given an extra week between games and so the football match against Uibh Laoire has been pushed back to Sunday, November 2 – Bride Rovers’ Patrick O’Driscoll taking charge. Earlier that day, Ballinora and Ilen Rovers will clash in the IAFC final, refereed by Jerry Kelleher of St John’s.
This Sunday, Colm Lyons will be the referee for the fourth time in the top-grade hurling final as Midleton and Sarsfields meet (3.15pm).
The Nemo Rangers man previously administered in 2011, 2013 – when Sunday’s protagonists also met – and 2017. Lyons refereed the 2022 All-Ireland SHC final as Limerick beat Kilkenny.
The curtain-raiser at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday is the Premier IHC final between Ballincollig and Ballinhassig, which has a 1.15pm start – Patrick O’Mahony of Kilbrittain the referee for that.
On Friday night, Valley Rovers’ Kevin O’Sullivan referees the Premier JHC final between Kilbrittain and Glen Rovers, while on Saturday evening the IAHC final between Aghabullogue and Bandon has Willie Wallis of Aghada keeping order.
That game is followed by the SAHC final, with Bandon’s Ian McCarthy refereeing the east Cork derby between Bride Rovers and Castlelyons.
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