Diarmuid Kirwan is an Irish hurling referee. A native of Ballyskenagh, County Offaly he lives in Ovens, County Cork where he played hurling with the local Éire Óg club.
His father, Gerry, also refereed an All-Ireland final and when the son was appointed they became the first father and son duo to have.[1]
Just after throwing the ball in at the beginning of the second half of the 2015 Leinster SHC semi-final between Kilkenny and Wexford, the hurley of Michael Fennelly struck Kirwan and knocked him to the ground.[2]
In the 2016 National Hurling League final, Kirwan controversially decided not to award Waterford a free in injury-time in a defeat to Clare.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Coughlan, John (9 March 2021). "Diarmuid Kirwan on the highs and lows of refereeing across four decades: Offaly native settled in Éire Óg and has been in the middle at every level since the 1990s". EchoLIVE.ie.
- ^ O'Rourke, Steve (21 June 2015). "Referee Diarmuid Kirwan paid for getting a little too close to action this afternoon". The42.ie.
- ^ "John Mullane: Disgraceful referee decision cost Déise victory". RTÉ. 9 May 2016.
- ^ Fogarty, John (9 May 2016). "Dan Shanahan: Diarmuid Kirwan's no free call 'tough to take'". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (10 May 2016). "Derek McGrath moves on from Diarmuid Kirwan's late controversial free decision". Irish Examiner.
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).