Sexton treating Leitrim decider like an All-Ireland final

Cork referee John Sexton will make a round trip of almost 300 miles this weekend to take charge of the Leitrim senior hurling championship final.

The vastly experienced Sexton, standby referee in the All-Ireland SHC final replay, is relishing the opportunity to officiate the decider between Carrick and Cluainín Iomáint at Pairc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon.

He explained: “It came through one of my umpires, Ciarán O’Regan, a referee himself. Ciarán worked in a radio station up there and he knows all those boys, he actually got the whole thing started — he was also the goalkeeper for Longford this year.