The GAA has confirmed that Johnny Murphy from Limerick will be the referee for the 2024 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on July 21. The game between Clare and Cork will be Johnny's first senior final.
Murphy also refereed the All-Ireland Minor Final in 2018, the U20 All-Ireland Final in 2021, the Leinster Hurling Final in 2021, and the All-Ireland Senior Club Final in 2023.
In this 2024 Hurling Championship, the Limerick native refereed Tipperary v. Clare in the Munster Championship, two Leinster championship games between Wexford v. Dublin and Dublin v. Kilkenny, along with the All-Ireland Quarter Final involving Clare v. Wexford. In the Allianz League. He also refereed Kilkenny vs. Cork, Galway vs. Dublin, Waterford vs. Kilkenny, and the Division 1 final between Clare and Kilkenny.
#GAA news: Johnny Murphy appointed referee for All-Ireland SHC Final between @GaaClare and @OfficialCorkGAA at @CrokePark
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 11, 2024
This final will be Murphy's 18th Liam MacCarthy game as referee since his first in 2018.
His umpires on the day will be Michael Meade, James Hickey and Jimmy Barry Murphy, all from the Ballylanders Club, and Andy Dooley from Garryspillane.
His line umpires on the day will be Galway’s Liam Gordonand Tipperary’s Michael Kennedy, Liam will be the standby referee and the Sideline Official will be Chris Mooney from Dublin.
Sunday July 21
GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final
Clare v Cork, Croke Park, 3.30pm, RTE/BBC
Referee: Johnny Murphy (lLimerick)
Stand-by Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
Line Umpire: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)
Sideline Official: Chris Mooney (Dublin)
Score Umpires: Michael Meade, James Hickey, Jimmy Barry Murphy and Andy Dooley