- Pat McEnaney
Pat McEnaney is a highly respected Irish
Gaelic football referee, from Corduff inCounty Monaghan . He has officiated many high profileGaelic Athletic Association matches, including four All-Ireland finals and severalInternational Rules Series matches, including the first test of the 2006 series atPearse Stadium ,Galway . McEnaney is rated by many as the best Gaelic football referee. [cite web | title = McEnaney to ref in Rules opener | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6494599.stm | publisher = "BBC " | date =25 October ,2006 | accessdate = 2007-07-16]McEnaney first took up referring when he was 21 years old, after damaging his left knee while playing
soccer for Carrick Rovers (from nearbyCarrickmacross ).McEnaney refereed the 1996 All-Ireland final between Mayo and Meath and even by his own admission "became famous for all the wrong reasons".cite web |url= http://www.carrickmacross.ie/html/profiles/pmceneaney.asp|title= Local Profile: Pat McEnaney - Referee|accessdate=2007-07-16 |format= |work= ] However he bounced back and his efforts were rewarded when he given the task of refereeing the 2000 All-Ireland final between Galway and Kerry.
As a player he has won a Monaghan Junior County Championship and an Intermediate Championship with them in 1998. McEnaney still plays at Junior B level for Corduff. He says his "first priority is probably playing club football and then refereeing Inter-County football".
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* [http://www.carrickmacross.ie/html/profiles/pmceneaney.asp Carrickmacross.ie interview with Pat McEnaney]
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