The GAA has confirmed its panels of referees for the 2016 Championship in Hurling and Gaelic Football. Two new referees have been included on the Championship panel – Kilkenny’s Sean Cleere (Hurling) and Cavan’s Noel Mooney (Gaelic Football).
Galway are represented by Rahoon/Newcastle duo Alan Kelly in the Hurling Championship Panel and John Keane in the Christy Ring and Linesmen Panel. No Galway Referee has made the football Championship referee’s panel.













