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REFEREE
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ASPIRATIONS OF
A REFEREE...
How long have you been a
referee?
I've been refereeing 5 and a half years.
How did it all begin? Why
did you take up the whistle?
I was coaching underage girl's teams
for my club and did the go games
referee course to help with underage
matches. I also started doing the line
in Ulster in 2018 and then joined the
National Linesperson panel in 2019.
With my playing career coming to an
end, I took up refereeing to remain
involved in the sport I love and to keep
fit.
Q. What motivated you to
stay refereeing?
By becoming a referee I am helping
ladies football continue to grow in my
county and I have had some wonderful
opportunities through it. It has also
opened up a whole new social circle
to me, where I have made some
great friends. There's nothing like the
feeling when you are refereeing a fast
competitive match.
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Name: Ciara Gilroy
Club: Tullylish
County: Down
