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26th April 2018
11:41am BST

At the start of the year, Brian Gavin hung up his whistle from inter-county refereeing.
After a successful career that saw him referee the 2014 All-Ireland final draw and then the 2016 final where Tipp beat Kilkenny, the Offaly ref called it a day and went with all the warmest well-wishes for both him and his nose.
Tommy Walsh, get to the front of the queue.
Well, the Faithful county native was pulled back for a run-out during the week when he called a challenge game for Waterford.
Anyone who knows anything about hurling will already know that Derek McGrath is a class above most men.
The English teacher is constantly thinking of others and, on Tuesday night, he was doing the same again.
After the challenge match, he went up to referee Brian Gavin and handed him a Waterford jersey. It was signed by every player in the squad and given to Gavin as an appreciation of his refereeing career.
"One of the nicest gestures I have ever received," the Offaly man said.How many people can say the same about something Derek McGrath has done for them? https://twitter.com/referee34/status/989242553378705410
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