Mayo referee to take charge of All-Ireland ladies' junior final

Mayo referee Kevin Corcoran will take charge of the TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Junior Championship final between Antrim and Louth.

It will be the first of three games in Croke Park, Dublin, on Sunday, August 3, preceding both the intermediate and senior deciders.

Sligo’s Gus Chapman will take charge of the all-Leinster clash between Dublin and Meath in the senior final at 4.15 p.m., while the intermediate final between Laois and Tyrone at 1.45 p.m. will be overseen by Galway’s Shane Curley, with the junior game getting proceedings underway at 11.45 a.m.

Representing the Kilmeena club in Mayo, Corcoran was the man in the middle for the 2017 junior final replay between Derry and Fermanagh, which was played in Clones, and the 2022 decider at Croke Park, which featured Antrim and Fermanagh.

His most recent TG4 All-Ireland Championship experience was the intermediate quarterfinal between Clare and Monaghan.

“It means the world and it’s great to be recognised for the effort that you put in,” said Corcoran. “It means a great deal to be acknowledged when you’re doing a good job.”

Intermediate final referee Shane Curley is looking forward to his third experience of the big day with the whistle. From the Glinsk club in Galway, Curley was referee for the 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship final between Westmeath and Wexford, and he took charge of the senior decider involving Dublin and Kerry in 2023.

Already this year, Curley was referee for the Lidl National League Division 1 final between Armagh and Kerry before overseeing Cork v Kerry and Meath v Tipperary in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship.

Reflecting on his appointment, he said: “I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to represent my club and county again at Croke Park. It’s a great honour for me and it’ll be a proud day for my umpires as well, who have been around the country with me for the last number of years.”

Representing the Shamrock Gaels club in Sligo, Gus Chapman is preparing to take charge of his first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship final.

He refereed the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship finals in 2013 and 2023, and he’s had some notable outings already in 2025, including the Tyrone v Westmeath intermediate semi-final along with Mayo v Cork, Mayo v Leitrim and Galway v Tipperary in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship.

Commenting on the news of his appointment, Chapman said: “I didn’t know whether to cry or scream when I received the call, but I was at Cúl Camps at the time so I could do neither! I’m absolutely overwhelmed and after such a long time, I just can’t believe it.”

Another west of Ireland referee, Mayo's Gerard Canny, is the stand-by referee for the intermediate fianl.