The Wexford Branch was formed in 1969 when a group of interested individuals came together in an effort to establish a referees’ panel. The group comprised of : Nick Delaney(RIP), Joe Moloney, John Lappin( RIP), Tony Busher(RIP), Tommy Butler(RIP), Stan Kelly, Donal Sadler & Richard Kelly(RIP).
Having been accepted into the Irish Soccer Referees Society in 1970 the first Branch meeting was held in the CYMS Hall in Wexford on Monday the 30th September of that year with 13 members present from whom John Lappin( RIP) was elected as our first Chairman and Nick Delaney(RIP), elected as our first Secretary/ Treasurer.
From that date onwards the Branch has grown in strength and today has a membership of 68 Referees who operate at all levels of the game including the Airtricity League in which Michelle O’Neill, Sean Grant, Alan Franklin & Brian Fenlon officiate. We also have two Members, Eoghan McAuliffe & Ihor Makarenko who are currently in the FAI School of Excellence.
Our current committee consists of:
Chairman: Seamus Kelly
Vice Chairman: Luke Whitty
Secretary: Darren Ennis
Asst.Secretary: Eoghan McAuliffe
Treasurer: Darren Keating
Committee members: Martin Kenny, Kieran Kelly and TJ Grant