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Joe McQuillan gets the nod to referee his third All-Ireland senior football final

The Cavan official was also in charge when Dublin were victorious in the 2011 and 2013 deciders.

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that Joe McQuillan has been entrusted with the responsibility of refereeing this year’s All-Ireland senior football final.

The Cavan native will be in charge when Dublin take on Mayo at Croke Park on Sunday, 17 September.

It will be the Kill Shamrocks official’s third All-Ireland senior decider. He has refereed two previous Dublin victories — against Kerry in 2011 and Mayo in 2013.

“It is a great honour with two big teams in it, so I’m just delighted,” McQuillan told GAA.ie. “I found out this morning. I knew I was on the shortlist but until you get the phonecall you are still never sure who is going to do it.”

He added: “I’m familiar with both teams. I know the players involved. It should be an intriguing game between the two standout teams from the last couple of years who keep coming to the top. It will be a great day.”

McQuillan last took charge of a game between Dublin and Mayo when the teams met in a drawn 2015 All-Ireland semi-final. He showed a red card to Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly following an off-the-ball incident involving Lee Keegan.

McQuillan’s umpires in this year’s final will be Ciarán Brady, TP Gray (both Kill Shamrocks), Jimmy Galligan (Killygarry) and Mickie Lee (Drumalee).

Cork’s Conor Lane will be the standby referee. The other linesman is Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry) and the sideline official will be Niall Cullen (Fermanagh).

Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) will take charge of the minor final between Kerry and Derry.

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