Brian Gavin to referee All-Ireland hurling final

Clara's Brian Gavin is to referee the All-Ireland senior hurling final, the GAA has announced.The Offaly man will take charge of the Senior contest between Tipperary and Kilkenny on September 4 while Johnny Ryan of Tipperary will officiate in the Minor game between Dublin and Galway. While this is Brian Gavin's first senior assignment he is no stranger to big occasions. The Clara clubman refereed the All-Ireland Minor final in 2004, the All-Ireland Under 21 final in 2006 and also has three All-Ireland semi-finals and two Munster finals to his name. Westmeath's Barry Kelly will be the standby referee, the other linesman is John Sexton (Cork) and the sideline official will be Alan Kelly (Galway). His umpires on the day will be Michael Gavin, David Gavin, William Flynn (all Clara) and PJ Lawlor (Belmont).