Pat McEnaney (born c. 1960/1961/1962/1963)[1][2] is a Gaelic footballer and referee from Corduff in County Monaghan.
[4] McEnaney also refereed several International Rules Series tests, as well as games in countries such as France, Luxembourg and the United States.
[2] McEnaney first took up refereeing when he was 21 years of age, after damaging his left knee while playing association football for Carrick Rovers[5] (from nearby Carrickmacross).
Páraic Duffy, a figure within Monaghan GAA refereeing back then, invited McEnaney to officiate at some matches "because I could run in straight lines!
[5] McEnaney refereed the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Mayo and Meath and — even by his own admission — "became famous for all the wrong reasons".
[1] His efforts at overcoming the events of 1996 were rewarded when he was given the task of refereeing the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Galway and Kerry.
[2] McEnaney also refereed the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which incidentally also involved Mayo.
[5] McEnaney continued to feature on the inter-county referees' panel until the conclusion of the 2011 championship.
[3] He refereed games outside Ireland, including in Paris, Luxembourg, New York, San Francisco and Australia.
[5] When Liam O'Neill was president of the GAA, McEnaney chaired the National Referees' Committee and he oversaw the introduction of the amended square-ball rule, the black card and Hawk-Eye.