The Only Irish Team Left In European Football This Year Have Been Busy Tonight

League of Ireland referee Alan Kelly has been ascending the UEFA and FIFA ranks for a while now.  He leads an Irish team tonight in charge of the Europa League last 32 tie between BATE Borisov (Belarus) and Fenerbache (Turkey).

I don't think anyone could deny that Kelly was 100% correct in sending off former Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles, after only 4 minutes of the game, after this moment of madness.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUFizAht1E]

Kelly leads an all Irish team with Damien MacGraith and Allen Lynch on the line, Neil Doyle and Padraig Sutton behind the goals and Kenneth Hennessy as the fourth official.