Johnny Murphy to referee All-Ireland SHC Final:
The GAA is delighted to confirm that Johnny Murphy from Limerick will be the referee for the 2024 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on July 21st, between Clare and Cork, in what will be Johnny’s first Senior Final.
Johnny is a member of the Ballylanders club and has also refereed the All-Ireland Minor Final in 2018, U20 All-Ireland Final in 2021, Leinster Hurling Final in 2021, and the All-Ireland Senior Club Final in 2023.
In this year’s Hurling Championship, Johnny has refereedTipperary v Clare in the Munster Championship, twoLeinster championship games between Wexford v Dublin and Dublin v Kilkenny, along with the All-Ireland Quarter Final involving Clare v Wexford. In the Allianz League, he refereed Kilkenny v Cork, Galway v Dublin, Waterford v Kilkenny and the Division 1 final between Clare v Kilkenny.
The Final will be Johnny’s 18th Liam MacCarthy game to referee since his first in 2018.
His umpires on the day will be Micheal Meade, James Hickey and Jimmy Barry Murphy all from the Ballylandersclub and Andy Dooley from Garryspillane.
His line umpires on the day will be Galway’s Liam Gordonand Tipperary’s Michael Kennedy, Liam will be the standby referee and the Sideline Official will be Chris Mooney from Dublin.
Sunday 21st July
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Clare v Cork, Croke Park, 3.30pm, RTE/BBC
Referee: Johnny Murphy (lLimerick)
Stand By Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
Line Umpire:Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)
Sideline Official:Chris Mooney (Dublin)
Score Umpires:Michael Meade, James Hickey, Jimmy Barry Murphy and Andy Dooley