Wexford’s, James Owens, has been selected, by the GAA’s Referee Development Committee, on the panel of the 14 hurling referees for this year’s championship.

Justin Heffernan and Gearoid McGrath (Wexford) have also been selected for the panel of referees to officiate at the Ring, Rackard and Meagher competitions.

FOOTBALL:

Ciaran Branagan (Down), Barry Cassidy (Derry),,Brendan Cawley (Kildare), David Coldrick (Meath), Niall Cullen (Fermanagh), Maurice Deegan (Laois), David Gough (Meath), Jerome Henry (Mayo), Sean Hurson (Tyrone), Fergal Kelly (Longford), Conor Lane (Cork), Martin McNally (Monaghan), Joe McQuillan (Cavan), James Molloy (Galway), Noel Mooney (Cavan), Paddy Neilan (Roscommon), Anthony Nolan (Wicklow), Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary).

HURLING:

Sean Cleere (Kilkenny), Colum Cunning (Antrim), Liam Gordon (Galway), Fergal Horgan (Tipperary), John Keenan (Wicklow), Alan Kelly (Galway), Colm Lyons (Cork), Cathal McAllister (Cork), Rory McGann (Clare), Patrick Murphy (Carlow), Johnny Murphy (Limerick), Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow), James Owens (Wexford), Johnny Ryan (Tipperary).

Ring/Rackard/Meagher Hurling:  

Kevin Brady (Louth), James Clarke (Cavan), James Connors (Donegal), Aiden Ferguson (Fermanagh), Thomas Gleeson (Dublin), Justin Heffernan (Wexford), David Hughes (Carlow), Shane Hynes (Galway), Gearoid McGrath (Wexford), Chris Mooney (Dublin), Mick Murtagh (Westmeath), Sean Stack (Dublin), Nathan Wall (Cork), Thomas Walsh (Waterford).