Farrelly eyes top rung as she takes first steps on refs’ ladder

Maggie Farrelly doesn’t consider herself a trailblazer or history maker.

She just happens to be a woman making headlines in a man’s game.

On Sunday, Farrelly was one of the officials patrolling the sidelines for the Dr McKenna Cup clash of Tyrone and Derry — the first time a woman has had such a role in an inter-county GAA fixture.