Martin McNally to referee All-Ireland SFC Final
Martin McNally will referee the 2026 All-Ireland SFC Final. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
The GAA is delighted to confirm that Martin McNally from Monaghan will be the referee for the 2026 GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on July 26th, between Kerry and Mayo, in what will be Martin’s first Senior Final.
Martin is a member of the Corduff GAA Club and has also refereed the All-Ireland U20 Final in 2023, and the All-Ireland Senior Club final in 2026. Along with the Leinster Football Finals in 2021 & 2025 and the Ulster Football Final in 2024.
In this year’s Football Championship, Martin has refereed Louth v Wexford & Kildare v Westmeath, in the Leinster Championship, along with the All-Ireland Series games involving, Armagh v Derry, Dublin v Donegal and the All-Ireland Quarter-Final between Cork and Mayo.
The Final will be Martin’s 32nd Senior Intercounty Championship game to referee since his first in 2018. His score umpires on the day will be Ben Woods, Niall Reilly, Mark Gilsenan, and Anthony Marron all from the Corduff Club in Monaghan.
His line umpires on the day will be Tyrone’s Sean Hurson and Thomas Murphy, Galway, Sean will be the standby referee, and the Sideline Official will be Sean Lonergan from Tipperary. Killan Jones from Kildare will be the Hawkeye Official. Marty Duffy from Sligo will be the Time Official.
Sunday July 26
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry v Mayo, Croke Park, 3.30pm, RTE/BBC
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Stand By Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Line Umpire: Thomas Murphy (Galway)
Sideline Official: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Score Umpires: Ben Woods, Niall Reilly, Mark Gilsenan and Anthony Marron
Hawkeye Official: Killan Jones (Kildare)
Timing Official: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
