Pádraig Hughes

Gaelic football referee

Pádraig Hughes

Sport

Sport| Gaelic football
Position| Referee

Pádraig Hughes is a Gaelic football referee from Armagh. He is a regular member of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Championship Panels for inter-county games.[1][2][3][4]

Hughes injured himself against Eamonn Doherty when he was officiating the Dublin game in Ballybofey in the 2013 National Football League and he had to be stretchered off of the field.[5] The injury was so bad that he was ruled out of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and Down's Ciarán Brannigan was brought in to replace him.[6]

Hughes officiated the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which saw Donegal face Kerry.[7][8]

He gave Kerry a second-half penalty against Cork in the 2015 Munster Senior Football Championship final. The Cork County Board put out an "unprecedented" statement 29 days later criticising his decision, but later apologised to him.[9][10][11][12] Speaking on The Sunday Game at the time, Joe Brolly criticised Hughes for his decision, and, writing in the Irish Examiner, former referee John Bannon suggested it was a harsh decision.[13][14]

## References

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1. ^ "GAA confirms Championship Referees' Panels". 27 April 2016.
2. ^ "GAA confirms Championship Referees' Panels". Hogan Stand. 27 April 2016.
3. ^ "GAA confirms Championship Referees' Panels". 9 May 2017.
4. ^ "GAA confirms Championship Referees' Panels". 11 April 2018.
5. ^ Kelly, Niall (9 April 2013). "The accidental clash which injured GAA ref Padraig Hughes". The42.ie.
6. ^ Fogarty, John (8 May 2013). "Collins gets marching orders from football championship panel". Irish Examiner.
7. ^ "GAA: Eddie Kinsella to referee the All-Ireland SFC final between Kerry and Donegal". Sky Sports. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
8. ^ "Eddie Kinsella to referee Kerry and Donegal in the All-Ireland senior football final". TheScore.ie. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
9. ^ Breheny, Martin (12 August 2015). "Cork board apologise to Padraig Hughes over infamous 'semi-final' statement". Irish Independent.
10. ^ "Hughes receives apology from Cork board". Hogan Stand. 13 August 2015.
11. ^ Moran, Seán (5 August 2015). "Cork must apologise or face censure for undermining Pádraig Hughes". The Irish Times.
12. ^ "'Totally wrong refereeing decision cost us semi-final place' — Cork County Board launches scathing attack on referee Padraig Hughes". Irish Independent. 3 August 2015.
13. ^ Bailey, Ryan (5 June 2015). "'Paudie wouldn't know a penalty if it bit him in the arse' — Joe Brolly blasts Munster final referee". The42.ie.
14. ^ Fogarty, John (28 April 2016). "Cork silent on referee Pádraig Hughes appointment". Irish Examiner.