Conor Lane is a

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referee. He is a member of the Banteer/Lyre club in

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and has refereed three All-Ireland SFC finals.

Career

Conor Lane was appointed to the national panel of referees for the senior championship panel in 2012. In 2013, he refereed the All-Ireland Minor final. The

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manager severely criticised Lane after the team exited the 2015 All-Ireland SFC to

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. In March 2016, he officiated at his first Club Senior Final in Croke Park when Ballyboden played Castlebar Mitchels in the

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final. Lane was chosen as the referee for the

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(drawn game) between

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and

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; He was chosen as the referee for the

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between Dublin and Tyrone, his second All-Ireland final in three years. Lane also took charge of the

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replay between Dublin and Kerry. Lane would also referee the 2021 All Ireland semi-final between Mayo and Dublin. In the aftermath he would receive a massive amount of critism for his performance. Most notably he would completely neglect player safety. After allowing the game to continue despite player Eoghan Mcgloughlin being knocked out and, having his jaw broke following a shoulder to the face. This would lead to outcry from Mayo supporters. He would also receive massive backlash from Dublin due to many more dodgy calls. Notable games Conor Lane has officiated in include: 2 All-Ireland Club Football Championship Finals (2016 and 2020) 1 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Final (2013) 1 Sigerson Cup Final (2017) 3 Connacht Senior Football Championship Finals (2013, 2016 and 2021) 1 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final (2019) 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals (2019 and 2021) 5 Cork County Senior Football Championship Finals (2009, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2020) His umpires since he made the breakthrough at inter-county level include his father, John Joe Lane (2016 and 2018 finals), DJ O'Sullivan (2016, 2018 and 2019 finals), Pat Kelly (2016, 2018 and 2019 finals), Raymond Hegarty (2016, 2018 and 2019 finals), Kevin Roche (2019 final), Ger Fleming (2013 Minor Final) and Denis Healy.

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