Martin Sludden will referee an inter-county game for the first time since the ill-fated Leinster final when the Dr McKenna Cup gets underway.

Sludden, who has not refereed since the game in which he allowed Joe Sheridan�s late winning goal for Meath last July, will take charge of the Ulster competition�s tie between Armagh and Antrim on January 9.

The summer's major Croke Park controversy saw Sheridan illegally throw the ball over the line as the late goal saw his side overtake Louth and claim the Leinster crown. What followed were chaotic scenes as unhappy Louth fans barged onto the pitch and some attempted to physically assault referee Sludden.

Now, after some time out of the limelight, the Tyrone official will be in the middle again early in the New Year.

Well done and good luck on your return to where you belong.