FAI Cup Final Referees Appointed

**R�iteoir** · 27/11/2006, 5:16 PM

FAI Cup Final News - Congrats to all four ISRS Dublin Branch Members

The FAI have confirmed that Mr. Damian Hancock of Dublin will referee the final for the first time in his career. His assistants will be Mr. Ciaran Delaney of Dublin and Mr. Marc Douglas of Louth while Mr. David McKeon of Dublin will be the fourth official.

The Cup final referee, Damian Hancock, who has been a member of the Eircom League Panel since 1995.

He refereed the 2005 League Cup Final, and previously acted as Fourth official in the 2002 FAI Senior Cup Final.

He began his refereeing in 1987 with SDSL and the DDSL before progressing to the Leinster Senior League and the Eircom League.

He is married to Nuala, they have two children Sean and Daire, and Damien works as a Sales Representative with Henkel Locite Adhesives Limited.

The two Assistant Referees both have international experience. Ciaran Delaney has numerous UEFA club and �A� international games to his credit since his appointment to the FIFA Panel in 2001.

He began his refereeing career in the Leinster Junior League in 1992, before being appointed to the Eircom League in 1997. He ran the line in the 2000 FAI Senior Cup Final. He is married to Dorothy and they have three children Mark, Julia and Megan.

Marc Douglas was appointed to the FIFA Panel this year, eight years after starting refereeing in the Drogheda & District Schoolboys League and the Meath & District League.

Further experience was gained on the Leinster Senior League until his promotion to the Eircom League in 2003. He already has officiated at Champions� League and UEFA European Championships Qualifiers level this season.

The Fourth Official, David McKeon, has extensive experience of European football as both Assistant and Referee.

He previously ran the line at the 1997 FAI Senior Cup Final, as well as refereeing the 2003 League Cup Final, the 2006 Setanta Cup Final.

Among his most recent International Appointments was as Referee to the England B vs. Belarus match. He is married to Jane and they have two children, Sean�n and Keelin.

**BohsFans** · 27/11/2006, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

The Fourth Official, David McKeon, has extensive experience of European football as both Assistant and Referee.

He previously ran the line at the 1997 FAI Senior Cup Final, as well as refereeing the 2003 League Cup Final, the 2006 Setanta Cup Final.

Among his most recent International Appointments was as Referee to the England B vs. Belarus match. He is married to Jane and they have two children, Sean�n and Keelin.

they forgot to add in that Dave served a one month suspension this season for thinking that fouls committed outside the box were penalties.

Jane....... few songs about her next season.

**dublin15bohs** · 27/11/2006, 8:29 PM

thank God its not kelly or stokes they would ruin it

**Poor Student** · 27/11/2006, 8:47 PM

So we have the cousin of one of the participants clubs' players officiating a national final?

**OneRedArmy** · 27/11/2006, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

So we have the cousin of one of the participants clubs' players officiating a national final?

More importantly there's one fixture and they HAVE to appoint a Dublin ref.

Disgrace. How hard would it have been to appoint a neutral? Only the FAI

**dancinpants** · 27/11/2006, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

So we have the cousin of one of the participants clubs' players officiating a national final?

Who would those be?

**Poor Student** · 27/11/2006, 9:10 PM

Originally Posted by dancinpants

Who would those be?

Ciaran and Clive Delaney.

**Aaron** · 27/11/2006, 9:13 PM

FFS how dumb does the FAI look now. A final to be played in Dublin, in a Dublin ground and a Dublin team which is fair enuff, but to appoint a Dublin ref and 4th official and a Dublin linesman.....odds firmly stacked against us methinks....dosnt suprise me tho with the FAI in charge

**dancinpants** · 27/11/2006, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Ciaran and Clive Delaney.

REALLY should have stabbed a guess at that one in fairness

**DmanDmythDledge** · 27/11/2006, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

FFS how dumb does the FAI look now. A final to be played in Dublin, in a Dublin ground and a Dublin team which is fair enuff, but to appoint a Dublin ref and 4th official and a Dublin linesman.....odds firmly stacked against us methinks....dosnt suprise me tho with the FAI in charge

You seem to be overlooking the fact that the ref is related to one of the Derry players.

**Aaron** · 27/11/2006, 9:46 PM

Well if you consider that aswell, it makes the FAI look even more stupid than they did!!

**OneRedArmy** · 27/11/2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

You seem to be overlooking the fact that the ref is related to one of the Derry players.

That makes it even then so......

**Jerry The Saint** · 27/11/2006, 10:41 PM

Delaney's time at Pats was not exactly a time that either party will look back at with fond memories...

But as long as all the officials are from Dublin we'll be OK. Sure Clive himself would hate to see Pats lose, all us Dubs stick together! That's why I fully support Ollie's fight against the Limerick-based

Revenue Commissioners. Dublin HURRAH!

**OneRedArmy** · 27/11/2006, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Delaney's time at Pats was not exactly a time that either party will look back at with fond memories...

In fairness he's handy to have around when you need something from the top of the wardrobe or cats rescued from trees, that kind of thing.

**Dodge** · 28/11/2006, 6:25 AM

"Hancock, you w�nker!"

My favourite pun ever!!!

Terrible ref. Worst in the league IMO.

**Peadar** · 28/11/2006, 8:37 AM

Pray that nothing happens to Hancock because if McKeon gets his hands on the game, he'll destroy it, with his own version of the rules.

**sniffa** · 28/11/2006, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

FFS how dumb does the FAI look now. A final to be played in Dublin, in a Dublin ground and a Dublin team which is fair enuff, but to appoint a Dublin ref and 4th official and a Dublin linesman.....odds firmly stacked against us methinks....dosnt suprise me tho with the FAI in charge

Same thing happened already this year in the Enda McGuill Cup Final, Cork City v Kildare County.
As far as I remember ALL the officials were from Cork with the game being played At Turners Cross.

**dcfcsteve** · 28/11/2006, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by sniffa

Same thing happened already this year in the Enda McGuill Cup Final, Cork City v Kildare County.
As far as I remember ALL the officials were from Cork with the game being played At Turners Cross.

Hardly domestic Irish football's show-piece tournament though.....

**BohsFans** · 28/11/2006, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Hardly domestic Irish football's show-piece tournament though.....

lol

**Peadar** · 28/11/2006, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by sniffa

Same thing happened already this year in the Enda McGuill Cup Final, Cork City v Kildare County.
As far as I remember ALL the officials were from Cork with the game being played At Turners Cross.

As if you were ever going to win it!