Search

06 Sept 2025

Glenfin's Maggie Farrelly in contention to be first the woman to referee in the Allianz League

Farrelly is one of the 40 short-listed referees for the upcoming league, which starts tomorrow

Glenfin's Maggie Farrelly in contention to be first the woman to referee in the Allianz League

Referee Maggie Farrelly during the Cavan County Senior Club Football Championship Final Replay match between Gowna and Ramor United at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan

Glenfin's Maggie Farrelly is expected to make history this season by becoming the first woman ever to referee an Allianz League fixture.

Farrelly, who is a native of Laragh, Co Cavan, is one of 40 referees shortlisted to take charge if the seven-match series in the four divisions. The Allianz League get underway tomorrow.

Last November, Farrelly took charge of the Cavan SFC final replay between Gowna against Ramor United at Kingspan Breffni Park. She has also refereed Ulster Championship underage fixture and in the Dr McKenna Cup game.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.