Marty Duffy
Gaelic football referee
About Marty Duffy
Martin Duffy is a Gaelic football referee from County Sligo. He is from Enniscrone.
He is a member of the Kilgass GAA club and has served as its chairperson. comments which disappointed former referee Weeshie Fogarty.
Duffy had done some Sligo and Connacht finals and refereed both the 2009 National Football League opener between Dublin and Tyrone and the 2009 National Football League final between Derry and Kerry. He did provincial finals in Leinster and Munster too.
He retired from inter-county refereeing at the end of 2017. He also retired from refereeing, with his last game being the 2017 Connacht Senior Club Football Championship final.
In March 2021, Duffy was appointed chairperson of the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) Central Referees' Appointments Committee (CRAC), succeeding Michael Curley in the role. In this position, he took responsibility for overseeing the assignment and development of match officials for national-level fixtures, including the National Football League and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Marty Duffy?
Gaelic football referee
When was Marty Duffy born?
Marty Duffy was born in Inishcrone.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Marty Duffy. https://biography.guide/marty-duffy/
MLA: "Marty Duffy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/marty-duffy/.
Chicago: "Marty Duffy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/marty-duffy/.
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