Cork's Colm Lyons refs Clare-Limerick for third year running

Referee Colm Lyons in conversation with Clare manager Brian Lohan

Cork's Colm Lyons will take charge of Clare-Limerick’s Munster SHC opener in Cusack Park on Sunday (2pm).

Referee for the 2022 All-Ireland final between Limerick and Kilkenny, it is the third consecutive year Lyons has been the man in the middle for the provincial round-robin meeting of the neighbours.

He was chief match official for Clare’s narrow win over Limerick in Round 2 in TUS Gaelic Grounds last April as he was for the draw in their Round 4 clash the year before in Ennis when he sent off Gearóid Hegarty for a second yellow card offence Lyons also refereed their 2015 Munster quarter-final and issued a red card to Limerick forward Seánie Tobin and Clare joint-captain Patrick Donnellan.

Later this Sunday afternoon (4pm), Tipperary’s Michael Kennedy will officiate the other Munster SHC Round 1 game between Waterford and Cork in Walsh Park. Newcastle man Kennedy was appointed to last year’s U20 All-Ireland final.

Limerick’s Johnny Ryan will be in charge of the Wexford-Dublin meeting in Chadwicks Wexford Park, while last year’s All-Ireland SFC final referee David Coldrick has This weekend’s fixture details.

Saturday, April 20

Munster SFC semi-finals

Kerry v Cork, Fitzgerald Stadium 4pm (N. Mooney, Cavan) Live GAAGO.

Waterford v Clare, Fraher Field 6pm (D. Murnane, Cork).

Connacht SFC semi-final

Sligo v Galway, Markievicz Park 3.30pm (B. Tiernan, Dublin).

Ulster SFC quarter-final

Derry v Donegal, Celtic Park 6.15pm (D. Coldrick, Meath) Live RTÉ.

Joe McDonagh Cup, Round 1

Down v Meath, Ballycran 2pm (C. McDonald, Antrim).

Christy Ring Cup, Round 2

Derry v Tyrone, Owenbeg 1pm (J. Connors, Donegal).

London v Sligo, McGovern Park, Ruislip 1pm (TBC).

Nickey Rackard, Round 2

Donegal v Mayo, O’Donnell Park 2pm (J. Clarke, Cavan).

Monaghan v Roscommon, Inniskeen 2pm (E. Furlong, Wexford).

Lory Meagher, Round 2

Lancashire v Leitrim, St Joseph’s, Glenavy 2pm (K. Parke, Antrim).

Fermanagh v Cavan, Brewster Park 2pm (K. Brady, Louth).

Sunday, April 21

Munster SHC, Round 1

Clare v Limerick, Cusack Park 2pm (C. Lyons, Cork) Live RTÉ.

Waterford v Cork, Walsh Park 4pm (M. Kennedy, Tipperary) Live RTÉ.

Leinster SHC, Round 1

Wexford v Dublin, Chadwicks Wexford Park 2pm (J. Murphy, Limerick).

Galway v Carlow, Pearse Stadium 2pm (S. Stack, Dublin).

Kilkenny v Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park 2.30pm (S. Hynes, Galway).

Joe McDonagh Cup, Round 1

Laois v Offaly, Laois Hire O’Moore Park 2pm (C. Cunning, Antrim).

Westmeath v Kerry, TEG Cusack Park 2pm (TBC).

Christy Ring Cup, Round 2

Kildare v Wicklow, Manguard Park 2pm (B. Keon, Galway).

Nickey Rackard Cup, Round 2

Louth v Armagh, Páirc Naomh Bríd, Dowdallshill 2pm (N. O’Toole, Waterford).

Lory Meagher Cup, Round 2

Warwickshire v Longford, Páirc nah Éireann 1pm (TBC).

Connacht SFC semi-final

Roscommon v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park 4pm (S. Hurson, Tyrone) Live RTÉ.

Ulster SFC quarter-final

Cavan v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni 4pm (D. Coldrick, Meath) Live BBC.