Conor Lane

Conor Lane is a Gaelic football referee. He hails from the Banteer club in County Cork and has refereed three All-Ireland finals.[1][2][3]

Career

Lane joined the senior championship referee panel in 2012.[4] In 2013, he refereed the All-Ireland Minor final.[5]

He was involved in a minor controversy when the then Derry manager quit his job following a match over which Lane officiated against Galway in 2015.[6]

In March 2016, he officiated at his first Senior Final Match when Ballyboden played Castlebar Mitchels in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final. [7]

Lane was chosen as the referee for the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (drawn game) between Dublin and Mayo;[8] he showed James McCarthy the black card in the first half.[9] He was chosen as the referee for the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Dublin and Tyrone, his second All-Ireland final.[9]

Lane also took charge of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final replay between Dublin and Kerry.[10][8][5][11] While he was praised for letting the game flow,[12] his performance in the 2019 final replay was also criticised by Colm O'Rourke for being "too fussy... Lane gave all the marginal calls to Kerry in the first half... [he] forgot the advantage rule on several occasions".[13] He allowed Eoin Murchan's second-half goal, which involved rather much more running with, and carrying of, the ball than the rules permitted, and — shortly before the break — he adjudged Michael Fitzsimons to have committed a foul which was really carried out by Con O'Callaghan.[12]

References
  1. Donoghue, Eamon (20 August 2018). "Conor Lane confirmed as football final referee". The Irish Times.
  2. Donoghue, Eamon (31 August 2016). "Cork referee assigned All-Ireland football final". The Irish Times.
  3. "Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay as ticket prices reduced". The Journal. 2 September 2019.
  4. Keys, Colm (8 May 2012). "GAA referees chiefs ring changes". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. "Corkman Conor Lane confirmed as referee for Dublin v Kerry re-match". Independent. 2 September 2019.
  6. "Derry boss Brian McIver quits in fury over refereeing standards". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. "Ballyboden stroll to a first All-Ireland football club success". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. "Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay". RTE. 2 September 2019.
  9. "Cork's Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland football final". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. Brian, Barry (9 February 2019). "Conor Lane to referee All-Ireland final replay between Dublin and Kerry". Sky Sports.
  11. Bray, Allison (2 September 2019). "GAA announce reduction in ticket prices for All-Ireland final replay as Conor Lane confirmed as referee". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. Casey, Gavan (14 September 2019). "As it happened: Dublin v Kerry, All-Ireland SFC Final Replay". The42.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2019. 32MINS 6:33PM · SATURDAY It was actually Michael Fitzsimons who got the tick, not O'Callaghan who did the dragging down. 35MINS 6:42PM In truth, Conor Lane has had a fine game. He's let plenty go, but it has added to the spectacle.
  13. O'Rourke, Colm (15 September 2019). "It was foolish to think that it would be any different". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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