Coldrick to referee All-Ireland football final

DAVID COLDRICK is the surprise appointment to referee the All-Ireland senior football decider between Cork and Down in Croke Park on September 19.

It had been thought Galway referee Gearóid O’Conámha and Donegal whistler Jimmy White were the frontrunners for the honour but Meath man Coldrick will now take charge of the clash, three years after handling his first All-Ireland senior football final, between Cork and Kerry.

O’Conámha will be the stand-by referee with Maurice Deegan (Laois) acting as linesman and Syl Doyle (Wexford) the sideline official for the day.