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League of Ireland Premier Division

IRL

league
361
Matches
58
Officials
2
Seasons
2026
Latest Season
All seasons20262025
First tracked match
Cork City vs Galway United
14/02/2025
Latest tracked match
Drogheda United vs Galway United
30/10/2026

Officiating insights

Strictest refs →

From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)

2.81
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed

Role distribution · 2026

Referee180AR3604th Official180

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted League of Ireland Premier Division matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee · 2026
🇮🇪 Rob Hennessy
22
as referee

Who referees League of Ireland Premier Division?

Most-appointed match officials across all League of Ireland Premier Division seasons

  1. 1
    🇮🇪 Rob Hennessy
    IRL · Referee · 48×
  2. 2
    🇮🇪 Paul Norton
    IRL · Referee · 46×
  3. 3
    🇮🇪 Aaron O'Dowd
    IRL · Referee · 44×
  4. 4
    🇮🇪 Kevin O’Sullivan
    IRL · Referee · 39×
  5. 5
    🇮🇪 Neil Doyle
    IRL · Referee · 34×
  6. 6
    🇮🇪 Marc Lynch
    IRL · Referee · 33×
  7. 7
    🇮🇪 Alan Patchell
    IRL · Referee · 31×
  8. 8
    🇮🇪 Wayne McDonnell
    IRL · Referee · 27×
  9. 9
    🇮🇪 Paul McLaughlin
    IRL · Referee · 26×
  10. 10
    🇮🇪 Emmet Dynan
    IRL · Referee · 25×

Match Officials(51 officials · 180 matches)

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Alan PatchellIRLFourth Official
Referee 74th 22
29×
→2
Aaron O'DowdIRLReferee
Referee 204th 9
29×
→3
Wayne McDonnellIRLAssistant Referee
AR 27
27×
→4
Paul NortonIRLReferee
Referee 164th 10
26×
→5
Rob HennessyIRLReferee
Referee 224th 3
25×
→6
Emmet DynanIRLAssistant Referee
AR 25
25×
→7
Richard StoreyIRLAssistant Referee
AR 24
24×
→8
Darragh KeeganIRLAssistant Referee
AR 24
24×
→9
Darren CorcoranIRLAssistant Referee
AR 24
24×
→10
Dermot BroughtonIRLAssistant Referee
AR 24
24×
→11
Rob HarveyIRLReferee
Referee 194th 5
24×
→12
Kevin O’SullivanIRLReferee
Referee 204th 3
23×
→13
Shane Gerard O'BrienIRLAssistant Referee
AR 21
21×
→14
Marc LynchIRLReferee
Referee 104th 10
20×
→15
Eoin Michael HarteIRLAssistant Referee
AR 19
19×
→16
Oliver MoranIRLFourth Official
Referee 84th 11
19×
→17
Daryl CarolanIRLFourth Official
Referee 34th 16
19×
→18
Ciaran O'ReillyIRLAssistant Referee
AR 18
18×
→19
Fintan ButlerIRLAssistant Referee
AR 18
18×
→20
Allen LynchIRLAssistant Referee
AR 17
17×
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Venues(2 · 2026)

Stadiums used in League of Ireland Premier Division during 2026.

Tallaght Stadium
📍 Dublin, Ireland
18 match(es)
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Aviva Stadium
📍 Dublin, Ireland
1 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
20261805117
20251811818

Top Venues

The Showgrounds18
The Showgrounds Sligo, Sligo18
Tolka Park, Dublin18
Deacy Park18
Waterford Regional Sports Centre18
Richmond Park, Dublin18
Tallaght Stadium18
Tolka Park18

Matches by Country

Ireland38

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

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IRL173
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UNK7

Referee appointments · 2026 (top 51 officials)

2026 Matches(180 in season)

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30/10/2026
Sligo Rovers2-2Derry City
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30/10/2026
St Patrick's2-3Bohemian FC
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30/10/2026
Drogheda United2-0Galway United
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30/10/2026
Dundalk3-1Shamrock Rovers
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30/10/2026
Shelbourne Fc2-3Waterford United
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23/10/2026
Derry City2-1Dundalk
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23/10/2026
Shamrock Rovers4-0Sligo Rovers
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23/10/2026
Galway United0-0St Patrick's
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23/10/2026
Bohemian FC0-1Shelbourne Fc
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23/10/2026
Waterford United3-1Drogheda United
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19/10/2026
Derry City1-0St Patrick's
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19/10/2026
Waterford United3-2Galway United
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17/10/2026
Sligo Rovers1-1Dundalk
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16/10/2026
Drogheda United2-0Derry City
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16/10/2026
Galway United2-0Shamrock Rovers
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16/10/2026
St Patrick's1-2Shelbourne Fc
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16/10/2026
Bohemian FC2-1Waterford United
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12/10/2026
Shamrock Rovers2-1Bohemian FC
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09/10/2026
Shelbourne Fc5-1Sligo Rovers
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08/10/2026
Shamrock Rovers3-1Drogheda United
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League of Ireland Premier Division referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in League of Ireland Premier Division?
🇮🇪 Rob Hennessy has the most League of Ireland Premier Division refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 22 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in League of Ireland Premier Division?
58 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in League of Ireland Premier Division across 2 season(s) in our data.
How many League of Ireland Premier Division matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
Referee.Observer tracks 361 League of Ireland Premier Division matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
Which seasons of League of Ireland Premier Division are covered?
League of Ireland Premier Division referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025 to 2026.
Who are the top match officials in League of Ireland Premier Division?
The most-appointed League of Ireland Premier Division match officials are 🇮🇪 Rob Hennessy (48 match(es)), 🇮🇪 Paul Norton (46 match(es)), 🇮🇪 Aaron O'Dowd (44 match(es)).