Brendan Cawley to referee All-Ireland SFC Final
Brendan Cawley will referee the 2025 All-Ireland SFC Final. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
The GAA is delighted to confirm that Brendan Cawley from Kildare will be the referee for the 2025 GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on July 27th, between Kerry and Donegal, in what will be Brendan’s first Senior Final.
Brendan is a member of the Sarsfields club and has also refereed the 2024 Senior Club Final, Allianz League final Div 1 2023, Div 4 Final 2019 and two All-Ireland Semi-finals in 2022 and 2024.
This year’s Football Championship saw Brendan officiate Donegal and Derry, the Ulster Final featuring Armagh against Donegal, as well as Louth vs. Monaghan, Dublin vs. Derry, and the Quarter–Final between Kerry and Armagh. In the Allianz League, he refereed matches between Kerry and Donegal, Galway and Tyrone, as well as Down and Westmeath.
The Final will be Brendan’s 30th Senior Football Championship game to referee since his first in 2019.
His umpires on the day will be Dave Coady, Lee Moore (both from Ballykelly), Eoghan Fitzpatrick (Nurney) and Johnny Farrell (Rathangan).
His line umpires on the day will be Monaghan’s Martin McNally and Meath’s David Coldrick. Martin will be the standby referee, and the Sideline Official will be Thomas Murphy from Galway. Also on duty will be Garreth Whelan, from Wicklow, who will be Hawk-Eye Official, along with Seán Laverty, from Antrim, who will be the Time Official.
Sunday July 27
All-Ireland SFC Final
Kerry v Donegal, Croke Park, 3.30pm, RTE/BBC
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Stand By Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Line Umpire: David Coldrick (Meath)
Sideline Official: Thomas Murphy (Galway)
Score Umpires: David Coady, Lee Moore, Eoghan Fitzpatrick, and Johnny Farrell
Hawk-Eye Official: Garreth Whelan (Wicklow)
Timing Official: Seán Laverty (Antrim)
