Lyons appointed to referee All-Ireland Hurling final

Colm Lyons will referee the 2026 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship final between Galway and Limerick on Sunday week.

It will be the Corkman’s second senior final.

The Nemo Rangers member also refereed the 2022 All-Ireland final between Limerick and Kilkenny, the All-Ireland Minor final in 2012, the National Hurling League final in 2017, the Leinster Hurling final in 2017, the Munster Hurling Final in 2024 and the All-Ireland Senior Club final in 2018 and 2020.

He has refereed Limerick vs Tipperary in the Munster Championship this year, as well as Galway vs Dublin and Galway vs Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship.

It will be his 39th Liam MacCarthy game to referee since his first in 2012.

Umpires on the day will be Ciarán Hanley from the Brian Dillons Club, Jim McEvoy from Blarney, Philip Mackey and Finian Mullane, both from Nemo Rangers.

Line umpires will be Wexford’s James Owens and Dublin’s Chris Mooney.

Owens will be the standby referee, and the sideline official will be Niall Malone from Clare. David Grogan from Tipperary will be the Hawk-Eye official.