Father and Daughter refereeing duo Gerry and Lauren Murray

It’s not that unusual to hear of a son following in his father’s footsteps, in picking up a referee’s whistle, but Gerry Murray and his daughter Lauren are trailblazers in that regard.

They are the only father-daughter referees in any code in the country and hopefully they will be trendsetters too.

We also caught up with the managers of two teams we spoke to before the Mid-Ulster Football League began.

Division 3 table-toppers Bessbrook United hosted Mindwell FC, at Orior Park a few weeks ago and they drew 2-2.