St Faithleach’s club man Paddy Neilan will referee this Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland Club Senior Football final between Errigal Ciarán and Cuala.
The football final will throw in at 3.40 pm. It’s a further honour for the Roscommon man who was a linesman at the All-Ireland senior final between Armagh and Galway in 2024, and who refereed last year’s All-Ireland U-20 final, contested by Tyrone and Kerry.
The hurling decider between Na Fianna and Sarsfields of Cork will be refereed by Liam Gordon from Galway who has managed the Athleague camogie side in recent years.
Grehan is new camogie manager
Mary Grehan has been appointed as the new manager of the Roscommon camogie junior team. Mary is a former dual player, having played football and camogie for Roscommon.
Mary has managed Roscommon camogie teams at underage level and was in charge when the U-16 team won an All-Ireland title in 2019.
The new manager comes from a well-known sporting family. Her brothers Tommy and Francie were prominent Roscommon senior footballers for many years, with Francie winning an All-Star in 2001. Mary’s father, Frank has been involved in many inter-county and club teams over the years too.
Joining Mary in the backroom team will be Mairead O’Beirne, Liam Murray, and Barbara Hannon. Roscommon will play in Division 3A of the National League this year and the season will start in March.
Egan announces first panel
New Roscommon ladies football manager Finbar Egan has finalised his panel ahead of the Lidl National League which starts on Sunday week.
There are 15 clubs represented on the panel, with county champions Clann na nGael having five players on the list while runners-up St Brigid’s have four.
Roscommon will play in Division Two and their campaign will start with a home game against Monaghan in Johnstown on Sunday week, January 26th. Clare, Galway, Donegal, Cork, Westmeath and Tipperary are also in Division Two.
The 2025 panel is as follows: Boyle: Caoimhe Cregg, Megan McKeon, Saoirse Wynne; Castlerea St Kevin’s: Lisa O’Rourke; Clann na nGael: Caoimhe Lennon, Ciara Quinn, Megan Kelly, Orla O’Neill, Roise Lennon; Kilbride: Aisling Hanly, Aisling Shanagher; Michael Glaveys: Helena Cummins; Northern Harps: Lauren Shanagher; Padraig Pearses: Caitlin Malone, Grainne Lohan; St Barry’s: Shannon McGuinness; St Brigid’s: Abby Curran, Caoimhe O’Reilly, Marian Nolan, Ria Lennon; St Ciaran’s: Laura Fleming Mannion, Rachel Fitzmaurice, Shauna Fitzmaurice; St Croan’s: Amy Malone, Ella Thompson; St Dominic’s: Aine O’Meara, Aimee O’Connor, Niamh Watson; St Faithleach’s: Ellen Irwin; St Mary’s, Tulsk: Niamh Feeney; Thomas Davis (Dublin): Rachel Brady; Western Gaels: Saoirse Timon.
