Congratulations to local man James Connors
who was the fourth official for yesterday’s All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling
Final between Cuala and Ballyhea at Croke Park.
James played for the local Naomh Brid
Juvenile G.A.A. Club and for the Sliabh gCua/Saint Mary’s G.A.A. Club a number
of years back and for a while was the sub goalkeeper for the Waterford Minor
Hurling team that included the likes of Ken McGrath.
In the last number of years James is living
in Donegal and has become a referee in the Ulster County and is attached to the
Saint Eunan’s G.A.A. Club.
Since becoming a referee, James has made a
name for himself and won the Referee’s Award at the Donegal G.A.A. Banquet in
2015 and last year he joined the band of Inter County Hurling Referee’s and has
taken charge of a number of games in the National League since then, his first
game being between Monaghan and Tyrone at Clones in Division 3A.
Last year he also took charge of the Donegal
Senior Hurling Final between Sean Mac Cumhaills and Burt, a game won by Sean
Mac Cumhaills, and was also the man in the middle for the Donegal County Under
21 ‘B’ Football Final between Killybegs and Letterkenny Gaels, a game won by
the Killybegs Club
No doubt we will see and hear more about James as a Knight of the Whistle in the years to come.
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