Seamus Aldridge
Gaelic football referee
About Seamus Aldridge
Born 1935.
Seamus Aldrdge (born 1935)
He referred the famous 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final when Mikey Sheehy lobbed the goalie. Death threats followed. He oversaw the managerial appointments of Mick O'Dwyer and Dermot Earley Snr, and then the reappointment of O'Dwyer in advance of the county's appearance in the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. the Newbridge or Nowhere".
Personal life Aldridge attended De La Salle and St Joseph's Academy (both in the town of Kildare) for his primary and secondary education respectively.
Aldridge is Secretary of Athy Golf Club and Athy Rugby Club and a member of the Fine Gael political party.
Honours Round Towers Kildare Senior Football Championship (3) Kildare Intermediate Football Championship (1) Kildare Minor Football Championship (3) Kildare Under-16 Football Championship (2) Kildare Under-14 Football Championship (2)
Kildare Leinster Championship (1) : 1956
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Who is Seamus Aldridge?
gaelic football referee
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Seamus Aldridge was born in 1935.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Seamus Aldridge. https://biography.guide/seamus-aldridge/
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