Welcome to the official web page of the Mayo Branch of the Irish Soccer Referee's Society.
Here you will find how to become a referee and test your knowledge of refereeing in our trivia section.
Also try the links page for other soccer and referees related sites.

To become a member contact Aidan Nevin (Hon Sec) 60 Lakeshore Drive, Castlebar, 094-22784 or e-mail Aidan at aidan@eircom.net

Branch Meetings are in Dalys Hotel the Mall, Castlebar. On the last Tuesday of each month at 8.30pm.

We wish to thank…

FITZPACK CARTONS LTD. Mayo tel. 0907 30808.
WESTARO HOSING LTD. Mayo tel. 094 31332.
DALY'S HOTEL. Tel. 094 21961.
NEW IRELAND ASSURANCE. Tel. 094 21544.
MAYO ROLLER BOWL, (movies, karting) tel. 094 25473.
FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

The last round of league fixtures was completed on the 24/09/00 and we congratulate all the teams for their efforts throughout the season and wish them well in the cups. We thank the league and all the committees for their sometimes-thankless trojan work and wish them continued success.

We would also like to thank the Castlebar Information Age, for their foresight in making this communication system more accessible.

Q. Just as the referee is about to start a game he notices a player who is under suspension. Should he refuse to allow him play?

Q. What colour should assistant referee's flags be?

Q. A goal is scored and after initially signalling a goal he sees his assistants flag is raised. His assistant informs him that a player was in an offside position interfering with play and the goal should not be allowed. What should he do?

Q. What action could a referee take if he found out that an assistant referee was unreliable, inefficient or biased?
Ans. He may dispense with his services.

Q. During a match a team disagrees with a referees decision and walk off in protest. After several minutes the players cool down and express a wish to restart the game. Should the referee now restart?
Ans. Common sense needed, if they left for several minutes or he threatened to abandon it unless they return, abandon it, a report must be sent to the proper authorities.

Q. The referee is struck by the ball, which temporally stuns him the ball rebounds and enters the goal. Should the goal be allowed to stand even though he could not see it?
Ans. Unless he has a neutral assistant who has seen the incident clearly he cannot award a goal he hasn’t seen. He should restart with a drop ball and if still dazed should abandon the game and seek medical advice.

All the answers will be revealed when this site has been updated.