Connacht’s Liam Gordon and Paddy Neilan appointed as referees for All-Ireland club hurling and football finals

Liam Gordon (L) and Paddy Neilan (R) will be in charge of the All-Ireland club hurling and football finals respectively. Picture: Ray McManus and Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Two Connacht referees will have the whistle for next Sunday’s AIB All-Ireland club senior finals in Croke Park.

Galway’s Liam Gordon will referee the hurling decider between Na Fianna and Sarsfields (1.30) before Roscommon’s Paddy Neilan takes charge of the football showdown between Cuala and Errigal Ciarán (3.40).

History is bound to be made on the double, with all four clubs appearing in their first All-Ireland final at that particular code. Cuala have already won a brace of All-Ireland club hurling titles in 2017 and ’18, with the Dublin champions now hoping to join St Finbarr’s of Cork as the only ‘dual’ All-Ireland winning club at senior level.

Sunday January 19

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC Final

Na Fianna v Sarsfields, Croke Park, 1.30pm, TG4

Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)

(E.T & Winner on the Day)

AIB All-Ireland Club SFC Final

Cuala v Errigal Ciarán, Croke Park, 3.40pm, TG4

Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

(E.T & Winner on the Day)

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