Full name | John Moloney | ||
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Born | 1935 Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died | 6 October 2006 (aged 71) Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Other occupation | Farmer |
John Moloney (1935 - 6 October 2006) was an Irish Gaelic football and hurling referee. Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, Moloney first played competitive Gaelic football and hurling with Galtee Rovers. His subsequent refereeing career spanned six decades from 1958 to 2003. [1] [2]
After beginning his refereeing career at club level in 1958, Moloney took charge of his first inter-county championship game in 1965. After handling the Railway Cup final in 1967, he later took take charge of that year's All-Ireland football final. Moloney refereed a further four All-Ireland football finals (1969, 1973, 1975 and 1977) as well as the 1974 All-Ireland hurling final.[ citation needed ]
In 2022, Martin Breheny named him among "five of the best football referees". [3]
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Galtee Rovers—St. Pecaun's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Bansha on the National Primary Route N24 in the shadow of the Galtee Mountains in west County Tipperary, Ireland. The club, founded in 1885, represents the parish of Bansha & Kilmoyler and enters gaelic football and hurling teams in the West Tipperary and Tipperary championships. The club grounds – Canon Hayes Park – are named in honour of the founder of Muntir na Tíre, Very Rev. John Canon Hayes, Parish Priest of Bansha & Kilmoyler (1946–57), who was patron of the club during his pastorship. The club pavilion is named 'The McGrath Centre' in honour of two club members, the late John & Geraldine McGrath who died on New Year's Day, 1 January 2000. John Moloney, referee of six All-Ireland Senior Finals, was President of the Galtee Rovers Club at the time of his death on 6 October 2006. In addition to his work at national level in the Gaelic Athletic Association, at club level he coached and organised the juvenile and under-age players for nearly 50 years.
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