Oxygen chamber aids referee Owens' long Covid recovery James Owens has revealed how he overcame the effects of long Covid-19 to take charge of this weekend's All-Ireland Club Senior hurling championship decider. GAA • 11 Feb 22
Oxygen chamber aids referee Owens' long Covid recovery James Owens has revealed how he overcame the effects of long Covid-19 to take charge of this weekend's All-Ireland Club Senior hurling championship decider. GAA • 11 Feb 22
Dónal Óg Cusack has sympathy for referee James Owens Dónal Óg Cusack has a degree of sympathy for referee James Owens after his controversial decision to sin-bin Aidan McCarthy and award Tipperary a penalty in their Munster semi-final victory over Clare. GAA • 05 Jul 21
Dónal Óg Cusack has sympathy for referee James Owens Dónal Óg Cusack has a degree of sympathy for referee James Owens after his controversial decision to sin-bin Aidan McCarthy and award Tipperary a penalty in their Munster semi-final victory over Clare. GAA • 05 Jul 21
Hurling's new rule - the referee and player perspective Referee James Owens and former inter-county stars Jackie Tyrell and David O'Callaghan discuss the new rule in hurling which provides for a penalty, yellow card and sin-bin when goal-scoring opportunities are denied in a certain manner. GAA • 06 Mar 21
Hurling's new rule - the referee and player perspective Referee James Owens and former inter-county stars Jackie Tyrell and David O'Callaghan discuss the new rule in hurling which provides for a penalty, yellow card and sin-bin when goal-scoring opportunities are denied in a certain manner. GAA • 06 Mar 21
Owens again gets the nod to referee hurling showpiece For the second year running, James Owens will be the man in the middle for the All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary after the GAA confirmed the officials for both the senior and minor deciders. GAA • 06 Aug 19
Owens again gets the nod to referee hurling showpiece For the second year running, James Owens will be the man in the middle for the All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary after the GAA confirmed the officials for both the senior and minor deciders. GAA • 06 Aug 19
'Supporters want to see scores and it will add to it' Two of the country's highest-profile referees, Conor Lane and James Owens, have welcomed the proposed changes to the rules of Gaelic football. GAA • 20 Oct 18
'Supporters want to see scores and it will add to it' Two of the country's highest-profile referees, Conor Lane and James Owens, have welcomed the proposed changes to the rules of Gaelic football. GAA • 20 Oct 18
Wexford's James Owens to referee All-Ireland SHC final Wexford's James Owens will take charge of the All-Ireland SHC final between Galway and Limerick on 19 August. GAA • 07 Aug 18
Wexford's James Owens to referee All-Ireland SHC final Wexford's James Owens will take charge of the All-Ireland SHC final between Galway and Limerick on 19 August. GAA • 07 Aug 18
Brennan: Rugby an example in implementing helmet rule Eddie Brennan feels the GAA should take a leaf out of rugby's book when it comes to adjudicating on contentious on-the-field matters. GAA • 16 Aug 17
Brennan: Rugby an example in implementing helmet rule Eddie Brennan feels the GAA should take a leaf out of rugby's book when it comes to adjudicating on contentious on-the-field matters. GAA • 16 Aug 17
Austin Gleeson in potential hot water Waterford could be set for another disciplinary saga ahead of the All-Ireland final after Austin Gleeson appeared to pull off Luke Meade's helmet in the first half of their semi-final defeat of Cork. GAA • 13 Aug 17
Austin Gleeson in potential hot water Waterford could be set for another disciplinary saga ahead of the All-Ireland final after Austin Gleeson appeared to pull off Luke Meade's helmet in the first half of their semi-final defeat of Cork. GAA • 13 Aug 17