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Martin McNally is a former Gaelic footballer, referee and a member of the National Referees Panel.

A member of the Corduff GAA club in County Monaghan,[1] McNally played the sport before he injured himself doing it in 2011.[2] He was appointed to the National Referees Panel in 2014, four years before being included among the championship match officials for the first time.[2] He took charge of the 2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship final, the 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship final,[3] the 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship final,[4] the 2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship final,[4] and the All-Ireland Club Senior Football Championship final in 2026.[5][6]

Later in 2026, McNally officiated two matches in the 2026 Leinster Senior Football Championship (Louth v Wexford and Kildare v Westmeath), followed by Armagh v Derry and Dublin v Donegal in the All-Ireland series, then the Cork–Mayo quarter-final.[5] On 15 July, he was appointed to referee the All-Ireland Football Final, the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final.[7][8] This made him the second Corduff representative to officiate, after Pat McEnaney.[5] It would be his 32nd SFC match.[9][10] During it Mayo manager, Andy Moran, and captain, Jack Coyne, expressed their displeasure with some of his decisions.[11] However, Mayo went on to win a first All-Ireland title for three quarters of a century, and ‘’Gaelic Life‘’ reported that events ‘’passed off without controversy‘’.[2] He was presented with a match ball afterwards to commemorate the occasion.[12]

McNally officiated at the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, when he was linesman and standby referee.[13][14] He also officiated at the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, when he was linesman and standby referee.[15][16]

References

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  1. ↑ "Martin McNally named as All-Ireland SFC final referee". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026. Corduff club man McNally 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 and 2025 and the Ulster football final in 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 McMullan, Michael. "Man in the middle: All-Ireland final referee Martin McNally". gaeliclife.com. Retrieved 29 July 2026. McNally picked up an injury during his own playing career back in 2011 and was coaxed into taking up the whistle.
  3. ↑ "Martin McNally appointed referee for EirGrid U20 Football Final". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 Craig, Frank. "Martin McNally to take charge of Donegal and Tyrone in All-Ireland series opener". donegallive.ie. Retrieved 19 May 2025. He was also in charge last summer when Donegal defeated Armagh, on penalties, in the 2024 Ulster final.
  5. 1 2 3 Manning, Gordon. "Monaghan's Martin McNally to referee All-Ireland SFC final". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Monaghan man ref gets nod for All Ireland final". anglocelt.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Monaghan's Martin McNally to referee All-Ireland football final". the42.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Martin McNally named as All-Ireland SFC Final referee". midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Martin McNally to referee All-Ireland SFC Final". gaa.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2026. The Final will be Martin's 32nd Senior Intercounty Championship game to referee since his first in 2018.
  10. ↑ "Monghan's McNally named as referee for Kerry–Mayo All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final". rte.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2026. Kerry and Mayo being back in the final for the first time since 2006 will be McNally's 32nd senior inter-county championship game to referee.
  11. ↑ Gallagher, Michael. "Mayo very unhappy with referee in first half". mayonews.ie. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  12. ↑ McCoy, Niall. "No Mayo white flag amid smorgasbord of emotion". rte.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2026. Referee Martin McNally was milling around with a match ball presented to mark his first final in charge.
  13. ↑ "David Gough to referee 2023 All-Ireland SFC final". 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "David Gough appointed ref for Dublin-Kerry All-Ireland final". RTÉ News. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Brendan Cawley appointed referee for Kerry–Donegal football decider". rte.ie. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Brendan Cawley to referee All-Ireland SFC Final". 15 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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