History will be made in the Irish League this weekend when a female referee takes charge of a Sports Direct Premiership men’s match for the first time. FIFA official Louise Thompson will be the ...

Louise Thompson made history at the weekend as she became the first woman to referee an Irish Premiership game. The Maguiresbridge native officiated Dungannon Swifts’ 5-1 win over Crusaders at Seaview ...

HISTORY-MAKING referee Louise Thompson hopes she has shown ... woman to take charge of a top-flight men’s fixture in the Irish League. Thompson refereed Dungannon Swifts' 5-1 Sports Direct ...

A Northern Ireland referee is set to make history this weekend. Fermanagh's Louise Thompson will officiate Saturday's Irish Premiership clash between Crusaders and Dungannon Swifts at Seaview.

The Fermanagh woman refereed the Women's Champions League encounter between Breznica and Birkirkara in September 2024. Thompson was referee for last week's Irish Cup fifth-round tie between ...

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It was a match in which referee Louise Thompson made history as the first woman to take charge of a top-flight fixture in the Irish League. The victory powers the Swifts to an unlikely second spot ...