From https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/1201/1014507-alan-kelly-named-mls-referee-of-the-year-for-third-time/ Irishman Alan Kelly has been named the MLS Referee of the Year for the third time in four years. Kelly, 43, moved to the States in 2014 having served as a referee in the League of Ireland for 15 years. He landed the honour in 2015 and 2016. This … [Read more...]

"An Evening with Nigel Owens" was held on Thursday the 29th November 2018 in Silversprings.  Nigel talked about his life as the world's leading referees (an incredible story both on and off the field- from his Stand up Comedy gigs to Steroid Addiction to his Sexuality to Bulimia and his attempted Suicide) and then did a Q&A in second half.  This is the 9th … [Read more...]

Last Friday, 23rd November 2018, in the Kiln at the Cork Soccer Awards Denis Morley received an award for Distinguished Service to Soccer in Cork. Well done Denis. Denis receiving the award from Kevin O'Mahony    Past and present members of the ISRS Cork Branch, who were at the function … [Read more...]

Hi All, The first meeting of the agreed working group will meet this Wednesday so that we can get the wording right in what will be the new tiered system for assaults. The more serious the assault, the more severer the sanction. No longer will leagues have the scope & freedom to just impose the minimum sanction of one year. Before if the league didn’t impose the … [Read more...]

The membership of the Cork Branch of the ISRS would like to wish our Midlands branch colleague Daniel Sweeney a speedy recovery following the vicious and cowardly attack last weekend.We obviously and utterly condemn any assault on any person in the name of sport but when this happens to an official, both the FAI and ISRS must take the strongest possible … [Read more...]

CREDIT - DAVE DONNELLY http://www.extratime.ie/articles/21925/neil-doyle-named-pfai-referee-of-the-year-as-adriano-reale-takes-first-division-award/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook FAI Cup final referee Neil Doyle has been named PFAI Referee of the Year while Adriano Reale took the award for First Division’s top ref at the awards ceremony in … [Read more...]

Thanks again for supporting this ISRS Cork Branch fundraiser, the rules are as follows. 1) you may only pick a team once. (English Premier league only) 2) if your team wins your into the next week, lose or draw you are out. 3)The deadline for team submissions are 3pm on Fridays. If your don't have your team in by then you will be allocated a team that you have not picked … [Read more...]