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The Referee For The All-Ireland Football Final Has Been Announced

13 May 2018; Referee Conor Lane during the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Mayo and Galway at Elvery's MacHale Park in Mayo. Photo by Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile
Gary Connaughton
By Gary Connaughton
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The GAA have announced that Conor Lane will referee the 2018 All-Ireland Football Championship final between Dublin and Tyrone.

It will be the Cork man's second time final, having been the man in the middle for the 2016 final when the Dubs took on Mayo.

That game finished in a draw, with Lane brandishing a black card to Dublin's James McCarthy in the 24th minute.

This year Lane has also refereed the Super Eight clash between Dublin and Donegal, as well as the meeting of  Galway and Monaghan at the same stage.

The Cork referee is not afraid to get out his notebook on the big occasion, having also sent off Mayo's Diarmuid O'Connor during their Connacht Championship defeat to Galway.

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Dublin will be aiming to lift the Sam Maguire for the fourth successive year, with Tyrone looking to reclaim the trophy they last won back in 2008.

The two sides met in Omagh during the quarter-final round robin series, with Dublin coming out on top on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-14.

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Tyrone were criticised for their conservative approach in that game, with the Ulster side only really going at the opposition in the closing stages of the game.

Meanwhile it has been confirmed that Mickey Harte's men will continue their RTÉ blackout in the build up to the final, with the national broadcaster releasing a statement on the matter.

The minor final between Kerry and Galway will be refereed by Tyrone's Sean Hurson.

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