Referees League of Ireland First Division
The complete referees list of the League of Ireland First Division in season 2025 / 2026, with every ref who was in action this season. See for every referee how many matches they took charge of and how many yellow cards, red cards, fouls and penalties came out of those matches.
Referees list League of Ireland First Division 2025 / 2026
Every referee who officiated at least one match this season is in the list. Click a column heading to sort the referees, for example by yellow cards per match or by penalties awarded.
| Referee | M | Team 🟨 | Team Ø 🟨 | Team 🟥 | Team Ø 🟥 | Team Foul | Team Ø Foul | Team Pen | Team Ø Pen | Home % | Away % | Draw % | 🟨 | Ø 🟨 | 🟥 | Ø 🟥 | Foul | Ø Foul | Pen | Ø Pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total/Averages | 157 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.1 | 29.3 | 23.6 | 762 | 4.85 | 32 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 44 | 0.28 |
| D. White | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.5 | 50.0 | 37.5 | 50 | 6.25 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.13 |
| Darragh White | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 32 | 4.57 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | - | 6 | 0.86 |
| L. Keating | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.9 | 42.8 | 14.3 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lucas Keating | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.3 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.29 |
| Ryan Maher | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.9 | 14.3 | 42.8 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.14 |
| Daniel Murphy | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.33 |
| G. Geraghty | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 17 | 2.83 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Sconnie Walsh | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 32 | 5.33 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.17 |
| O. Moran | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 35 | 5.83 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Maher | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 26 | 4.33 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.17 |
| A. Patchell | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.00 |
| Alan Patchell | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.20 |
| D. Carolan | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.20 |
| Declan Toland | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.40 |
| Glen Geraghty | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 23 | 4.60 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.20 |
| Oliver Moran | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 31 | 6.20 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.20 |
| R. Dowling | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Franklin | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 |
| Aaron O'Dowd | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 |
| D. Murphy | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daryl Carolan | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 23 | 5.75 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Moore | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23 | 5.75 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.50 |
| J. Walsh | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 |
| D. Toland | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.33 |
| M. Houlihan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.33 |
| Mark Houlihan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.00 |
| A. O'Dowd | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian O'Keeffe | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Lynch | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| R. Matthews | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Robert Dowling | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 7.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.50 |
| T. Joyce | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alan Franklin | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| D. Dunne | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| Damien McGraith | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. O'Shea | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| G. Colfer | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| I. O'Keeffe | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| K. O'Sullivan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| Kevin O'Sullivan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Moynihan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.00 |
| Marc Lynch | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rob Hennessey | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.00 |
Only finished matches count, and only the matches we have the numbers for.
Compare referees
The fairest referee comparison uses the averages per match (Ø), because some referees simply take charge of more matches than others. Pick a team in the filter to see how strict each referee is on that team; the Team columns then only count the cards, fouls and penalties of that team.