David GoughGAA Referee, Teacher

She spoke to us about our morals and values as human beings. Through her way of teaching and the environment she created… I felt empowered and that made a massive impact on my life and these experiences created great change in me as an adult.

About

David Gough is the GAA Education and Development Officer in DCU. He is a GAA referee and made history in 2019 becoming the first openly gay GAA match official to referee the men’s senior All-Ireland football final. David, a teacher himself from County Meath, began refereeing in 2007 and has regularly refereed at intercounty level since 2011.