Meath man Coldrick to referee football final
The GAA has confirmed that the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland senior football final between Cork and Kerry on September 16 will be refereed by David Coldrick of Meath.
Currently a member of the Blackhall Gaels club, Coldrick won minor and Under-21 football championship medals with Kilcloon-Moynalty in Meath and has had a busy year which included refereeing the Mayo v Galway National Football League semi-final, the Ulster SFC final and the All Ireland quarter-final between Kerry and Monaghan.
Last year he took charge of his first AIB All-Ireland club final and also refereed the Kerry v Armagh All Ireland quarter-final.
Coldrick's team of match officials on the day were also confirmed. Marty Duffy (Sligo) will be the stand-by referee (and linesman), Maurice Deegan of Laois will act as linesman and the sideline official will by Donegal's Robert O'Donnell.
The minor final between Derry and Galway will be refereed by Longford's Derek Fahy. An intermediate county medallist in 1998 with the Ballymahon club, he made his debut as an inter-county referee in 2005. His past appointments have included a Bank of Ireland Munster SFC quarter-final and the meeting of Cavan and Down in this year's Ulster championship.
He will be joined by Brian Tyrell of Tipperary (stand-by referee), Kerry's Pat Sheehy (linesman) and sideline official Brian O'Shea (Dublin).
