Galway native takes charge of All-Ireland minor football semi-final
GALWAY native Christopher Ryan has been appointed as the referee for this evening’s All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final between Tyrone and Kildare.
The Killannin clubman has refereed th All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 2 Quarter-final between Donegal and Dublin, the All-Ireland U20 B semi-final between Sligo and Tipperary. Ryan has also taken charge of the the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship and the Galway Senior Football Championship final in the past year.
The All-Ireland MFC semi-final between Kildare and Tyrone gets underway this evening at 7:35pm in Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan and the game will be shown live on TG4. Tyrone booked their place in the last four with a quarter-final victory over Galway, while Kildare advanced after overcoming Kerry in the last eight.Saturday evening's other All-Ireland semi-final sees Cork take on Derry in Parnell Park, with throw-in scheduled for 4pm.