Conor Lane is a
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
referee. He is a member of the
Banteer/Lyre club in
County Cork
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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
Derry
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manager severely criticised Lane after the team exited the
2015 All-Ireland SFC to
Galway
Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...
.
In March 2016, he officiated at his first Club Senior Final in Croke Park when
Ballyboden
Ballyboden () is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham, County Dublin, at the foot of the Dublin Mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon. It is in the local government area of South Dublin, and is a townland in the civil p ...
played
Castlebar Mitchels in the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Cuala of D ...
final.
Lane was chosen as the referee for the
2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (drawn game) between
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
and
Mayo;
[ He was chosen as the referee for the ]2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 131st final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football. The match was played at Cro ...
between Dublin and Tyrone, his second All-Ireland final in three years.2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 132nd final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2019 tournament, the top level of competition in Gaelic football. Reigning All-Ireland champi ...
replay between Dublin and Kerry.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final referees
Gaelic football referees
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Banteer
Sportspeople from County Cork