Colm Lyons to take charge of Munster SHC final

Waterford’s Thomas Walsh (Modeligo) is in charge of the previous evening’s Dublin-Kilkenny Leinster SHC decider in Croke Park (6pm). In the curtain-raiser Colm McDonald (St Gall’s, Antrim) referees the Laois-Offaly Joe McDonagh Cup showdown (3.30pm).

Nemo Rangers’ Colm Lyons will be the man in the middle for Sunday’s Munster SHC final between Clare and Limerick in FBD Semple Stadium (4pm throw-in).

Waterford’s Thomas Walsh (Modeligo) is in charge of the previous evening’s Dublin-Kilkenny Leinster SHC decider in Croke Park (6pm). In the curtain-raiser Colm McDonald (St Gall’s, Antrim) referees the Laois-Offaly Joe McDonagh Cup showdown (3.30pm).

Lyons previously supervised the 2020 Munster final when Limerick took down Waterford. He has taken charge of the last three Clare-Limerick round-robin games.

Lyons, the 2022 All-Ireland SHC final referee, oversaw Limerick’s win in Ennis in April as he did Clare’s victory in TUS Gaelic Grounds last April. He was also appointed to the Round 4 draw in 2022 when he sent off Gearóid Hegarty and referred the counties’ heated 2015 Munster quarter-final.

Walsh was the referee for last year’s Joe McDonagh Cup final between Carlow and Offaly. This year, he officiated the Galway-Kilkenny group drawn match in Salthill and Cork’s heavy win over Tipperary in the Munster SHC.