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# Man in the Middle

This week
24th March 2024 - 29th March 2024
GAA announces Football League final referees
Last year
2023
Anthony Nash: Referees have an impossible job - they need help, not social media pile-ons
'It's disappointing' - Hurling referee Fergal Horgan retires from inter-county game
Paul Reid is 'pragmatic' about the criticism of his role as Chair of Citizens' Assembly on Drugs
All time
Tyrone's Hurson to referee All-Ireland final between Galway and Kerry
Joe McQuillan confirmed as referee for All-Ireland SFC final
"I know he is a Ladies football referee as well and I think he was getting crossed over with rules at times'
Nigel Owens retires from international rugby after refereeing 100th Test
Meath referee to take charge of All-Ireland senior football final
Tipperary native Fergal Horgan appointed as All-Ireland hurling final referee
Andrew Brace appointed referee for the Pro14 final between Leinster and Ulster
All-Ireland final referee Gough opts out for 2020 due to social distancing concerns
'She hugged me and said my story saved her life': Referee Nigel Owens on helping others
Jérôme Garcès will ref the World Cup final between England and the Boks
'He apologised, we got on with life' - Gough on Brolly
Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay as ticket prices reduced
O'Mahony insists there's no Kerry mafia with a 'witch hunt' against All-Ireland ref Gough
Kerry chairman: 'The team and management have no issue with David Gough as the All-Ireland referee'
David Gough confirmed as referee for Dublin-Kerry All-Ireland football final
Owens appointed to referee Pro14 showdown between Leinster and Glasgow
Garcès appointed to referee Leinster's Champions Cup final clash
'We’ve been penalised a lot by him so need to be wary of our discipline'
All-Ireland hurling final ref Owens 'can understand' James McGrath's outrage after snub
Cork's Conor Lane to take charge of Dublin-Tyrone All-Ireland football final
Premier League referee quits aged 32 due to 'change in his personal circumstances'
Wexford's Owens to take charge of Limerick-Galway All-Ireland hurling final
'I don't mind saying it but I cried when I got that phone call': The last Corkman at a World Cup
South African Stuart Berry to referee Leinster-Scarlets Pro14 final
Referee Clattenburg admits allowing Spurs to 'self-destruct' and lose the title
Gough to take charge of a Kerry game for first time since last year's All-Ireland semi-final
'Somebody would want to explain the advantage rule to him because he didn’t seem to know it'
Nigel Owens to take charge of Munster's Pro12 showdown with Scarlets
Reilly to referee Mayo game for first time since controversial 2014 All-Ireland semi-final replay
'Donal wouldn't want us missing out' - hurling ref takes charge of game two days after brother's funeral
'They called you a lot of other things, but they didn't call you 'Sir''
'I'll always reflect on where we started, the highs, lows and everything in between'
Corkman Alan Kelly named MLS Referee of the Year for second consecutive season
What's it like to prepare for an All-Ireland final as a referee?
Football's favourite lip-licker Mark Clattenburg to referee Euro 2016 final
Nigel Owens to cap a remarkable 12 months by taking charge of Saturday's Pro12 final