Month: September 2021

IN THE WAKE of the beating they suffered in early July in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Liam Cahill could take solace in the fact there was a safety net for his Tipperary U21 team.

Tipperary U21 hurling manager Liam Cahill.

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They were the beneficiaries of the new system ushered in this season that provided a path back into contention for the defeated provincial finalists.

Tipperary have rebounded after that Munster decider and they will renew acquaintances with Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland showdown.

Cahill was grateful for the second chance as manager. It’s just he wouldn’t have minded being afforded the same luxury in his own U21 playing days.

“It’s unique, it’s the first time ever you get a second chance at U21 level. I would have loved to have one when I was playing U21.

“We were beaten by Cork in the ’97 Munster final, last minute by a Timmy McCarthy goal. It happened in Thurles, we were out the gap we thought at that particular stage.

“But then that Cork team went on with Joe Deane, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, Wayne Sherlock, Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Donal Óg Cusack, sure it was basically the Cork senior team that went on to win All-Irelands after.

“Little did we know at the time, that was going to be the case. It was a real springboard for them, they really got wind in their sails after that Munster championship and went on to win the All-Ireland the same year, I think they did two back-to-back ’97 and ’98. It just proves the importance of the U21 grade and how beneficial it is to future development of hurlers.”

Timmy McCarthy in action for Cork in the 1998 All-Ireland U21 hurling final.

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Assembling young talents and working to help them progress, has been a theme of Cahill’s management career.

He first took charge of the Tipperary minor side in 2014, a shaky start followed by a wave of success.

“The appointment was done fairly quick and I didn’t have my house in order for my first 12 months involved with the Tipp minors,” recalls Cahill.

“Over that winter period we got the chance to put the right people in the right places in support roles with me. Thankfully it helped to make a couple of competitive teams over the remainder of the three years that I had after that.”

2015 and 2016 brought Munster titles and All-Ireland final appearances. Tipperary lost the first year to Galway, then triumphed on the second occasion in Croke Park against Limerick. His minor tenure concluded with a loss in an epic Munster semi-final replay to Cork last summer.

He made the step up this season to take the U21 managerial reins, his coaching sidekick Mikey Bevans still working closely with him.

“Mikey and myself played minor and U21 together with Tipp. Mikey had a massive club career with Toomevara, winning eight county senior hurling medals, captaining them twice to Dan Breen. He was part of that very strong and tenacious Toomevara team.

Mikey Bevans lifts the trophy after the 2008 Tipperary senior hurling final.

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“We go back a long way and we get on well together as friends as well and that’s a help. Minor was the first time we coached together.

“We kind of met by accident one day, he was coaching a club side and I was doing a little bit with a Kilkenny club side as well. We just teamed up and got chatting and the rest is history as they say.”

With the Tipperary senior side exiting in mid-June, there had been a sharper focus in the county on the fortunes of the U21 outfit.

It’s been a season of fluctuating fortunes, taking down a star-studded Limerick side, the Munster final setback and then a strong response against Galway.

Jake Morris celebrates Tipperary’s victory over Galway.

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Just over seven weeks after falling 13 points adrift of Cork in their province, the task for Tipperary is to bridge that gap.

“You’re the last team standing in the county, people want to follow a Tipperary team,” says Cahill.

“Obviously the priority is our senior team number one, that’s the barometer you’re judged off all the time but in fairness to the Tipperary supporters they’ve got behind us great over the last couple of weeks and months.

“We’re going in as raging underdogs which is unique in a Tipperary situation in an All-Ireland final and we’re going to try to tap into that and get as much energy and encouragement.

“We will have to hurl out of our skins to win this All-Ireland and we’re well aware of that. We’re coming in, in a lovely position. I’m not going to insult anyone’s intelligence saying differently.

“It’s just a case of us bringing to the table now what we’re able to bring. If we do that and if Cork beat us, fair play to them.”

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CARNACON HAVE CONFIRMED they are in the process of preparing an appeal to the Connacht LGFA over their expulsion from the Mayo ladies football club championship.

At a county board meeting on Tuesday night, Mayo clubs voted 26-2 in favour of throwing Carnacon out of the senior league and championship for the 2018 season.

The decision was taken over Carnacon’s move to withdraw all eight of their players from the Mayo squad 10 days before they faced Cavan in the first round of the All-Ireland qualifier group stage in July.

The eight players who left the squad later cited “player welfare issues that are personal and sensitive to the players involved” as the reason for their departures.

Mayo club delegates voted 29-4 that Carnacon had breached rule 288 of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association Official Guide by bringing the game into disrepute. The decision was then taken to disqualify them from the club competitions for the rest of the season.

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As it stands the reigning county, provincial and All-Ireland champions will be unable to defend their titles unless the decision is overturned.

The club were notified yesterday they had five days to appeal the decision to the Connacht Council. At a club meeting last night, Carnacon began preparing that appeal. In a statement released to The42 today, the club said:

“Understandably, the entire panel, management, club officers, our families and supporters are devastated by the sequence of events which have transpired.

“The club is in the process of preparing an appeal of this decision to lodge with the Connacht LGFA, so at this point in time we feel it would be inappropriate to comment any further.

“We hope you can understand our position and respect our decision.

“At the end of the day – all our members want is to play football and we hope to get this opportunity again in the not too distant future.

“We would like to thank the general public for their support and goodwill in this
unprecedented situation.”

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AS WE REFLECT on the 2018 All-Ireland SHC, let’s take a look at 10 youngsters who made their mark on the senior stage this summer.

With a number of young stars impressing from the likes of Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny, we’ve decided to go with one player from each county. All players included are 23 or younger. 

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1. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)

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Fitzgibbon is in line to collect his first All-Star after a stunning second campaign with the Cork senior side. The 21-year-old was a key man as Cork retained their Munster crown, scoring two points from midfield in the win over Clare. Fitzgibbon is hoping to lead a talented Rebels U21 side to All-Ireland glory this weekend against Tipperary in Limerick.

2. Kyle Hayes (Limerick)

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Any number of John Kiely’s young side could be selected for this honour, but Hayes gets the nod after winning man-of-the-match in last Sunday’s win over Galway. Hayes is just 20 but has featured in minor, U21 and senior All-Ireland finals since 2016. The versatile Kildimo/Pallaskenry star lined out at full-forward in the minor decider, centre-back in last year’s U21 success and at centre-forward at the weekend. He’s not even close to reaching his full potential.

3. Rory O’Connor (Wexford)

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O’Connor made his debut in 2017 and took his game to new heights this season. Davy Fitzgerald generally employed O’Connor on the Wexford half-forward line and he also assumed free-taking duties – scoring 10 points in the All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Clare.

4. Ian Galvin (Clare)

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Galvin won a Fitzgibbon Cup title with UL earlier this year and brought his good form into the Clare senior set-up. He made several important interventions for the Banner during their run to the All-Ireland semi-finals, including his crucial goal that helped end Tipperary’s summer. He made big impacts in both of Clare’s semi-finals against Galway, bagging two points in either game after joining the action off the bench.

5. Billy McCarthy (Tipperary)

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McCarthy made his senior championship for Tipperary against Limerick in May and was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Premier. He started all four of Tipp’s Munster round-robin games, scoring a goal in their last game against Clare. McCarthy is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury during a club game last month.

6. Conor Whelan (Galway)

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He’s on the scene for so long at this stage, it’s hard to believe Whelan is only 21-years-old. The Kinvara clubman played three years at minor level and first broke onto the Galway senior team at 18. He remains one of Galway’s most consistent forwards and had a wonderful semi-final replay against Clare, while he bagged a late goal in the final defeat to Limerick.

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7. Eoghan Cahill (Offaly)

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The Birr native plays outfield with his club, but was Offaly’s outstanding player this season between the posts. He conceded five goals on his first championship start against Galway in Tullamore, yet came close to winning man-of-the-match after a heroic display in the nets. Cahill has an extremely long puck of the ball in his armoury and scored several long-range frees during the season.

8. Richie Leahy (Kilkenny)

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An option for the Cats at midfield or half-forward, Leahy was in and out of the Kilkenny team during the summer. Part of a new crop of Kilkenny youngsters who’ve forced themselves into Brian Cody’s plans over the last year or two, Leahy bagged 0-4 off the bench in the All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Limerick.

9. Paddy Smyth (Dublin)

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In a difficult campaign for Dublin where they came out the wrong side of a few tight games, Smyth stood out on his debut year in the corner. The Clontarf defender captained the Sky Blues to Leinster minor glory in 2016 but he’s quickly risen through the ranks and is highly rated by Pat Gilroy.

10. Tom Devine (Waterford)

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At 23, Devine is the oldest player to make this list but he missed the 2017 season after deciding to spend the summer Stateside. The Modeligo clubman was a major physical presence for the Deise at full-forward in a year where they were decimated by injuries. He bagged 1-5 across four games in Munster and was one of the few Waterford players to see his stock rise during a campaign where they finished bottom of the round-robin format.

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LAST SUNDAY MAY have represented a seismic breakthrough for Limerick hurling after a fruitless 45-year spell, but for one member of the winning setup it was not entirely new territory.

An August Sunday with his native county in 2018 was preceded by a September Saturday in 2013 with Clare.

For Paul Kinnerk the outcome was the same on both occasions, helping direct a team from the sideline that claimed a landmark victory and carried the Liam MacCarthy Cup home with them.

Coaching two counties to claim All-Ireland hurling crowns in the space of six seasons represents a significant body of work but he’s not rushing to make comparisons.

“It’s absolutely fantastic to win it with Limerick and it was fantastic to win with Clare. I wouldn’t say one is superior to the other. They’re both equally special.

“Obviously it’s great to win one with the county you played with up along. But 2013, I would stress the point that was with a group of lads that I had six or seven years, I had an incredible relationship with. If I was in trouble in the morning, those Clare boys would be some of the first lads that I’d call.

Former Clare hurling trainer Paul Kinnerk.

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“If you were going to win it with two counties, they’d be the two. I mean Clare where my mother and father are from, I taught there (in St Caimin’s in Shannon) and I would have nearly grown up supporting them. Then the county where I lived all my life and who I played football with. It’s unbelievable.”

For outside observers, there can be neat parallels drawn between the triumphs. Clare’s arrived in the middle of three U21 crowns on the spin, Limerick’s has occurred on the back of similar victories in 2015 and 2017.

Last Sunday may have been the county’s first final appearance in 11 years and a maiden appearance in a senior decider for their starting fifteen but for Kinnerk it was never a game to file under learning experiences.

Such opportunities must be seized.

Paul Kinnerk (3rd back right) celebrating Limerick’s victory with players and management after the game.

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“It was an incredible way to win one but that’s the way it goes. You’ve to strike while the iron is hot. You’ve to take your chance.

“It was the same with us in 2013, we got on a roll, we made the most of it. That’s what we’ve done again this year. That’s how All-Irelands are won. You get on this wave of momentum.

“We’d a great lead in to it, great preparation and we knew it was going to take a brilliant performance to win but equally it was going to take a brilliant performance to beat us. Thankfully we held up our part of the bargain.”

Central to that performance was their approach to defending, a core element of the Limerick structure.

In Kinnerk’s eyes that began with their attackers – vividly portrayed by the early turnover by Graeme Mulcahy that yielded a converted free, Tom Morrissey robbing Gearoid McInerney before cutting through for their second goal and Peter Casey pounced to take possession off Adrian Tuohy, a moment that prompted Shane Dowling netting for the side’s third time.

GOAL LIMERICK! Shane Dowling with a great finish! pic.twitter.com/rerNCWfwik

— The GAA (@officialgaa) August 19, 2018

Then at the opposite end their rearguard restricted a Galway attack that contributed in total 1-6 from play. Cathal Mannion, Conor Cooney and Jonathan Glynn were held scoreless, while Conor Whelan’s solitary strike arrived with a goal in injury-time.

“In terms of the markers we set out, we probably hit a lot of them,” says Kinnerk.

“Our defence all year has started in our full-forward line. I think they set the tone in terms of the number of tackles, the number of turnovers that we made and how we squeezed them in the middle third.

“I think that was significant that we limited the quality ball that went into the Galway forward line and that helped our backs. Our backs obviously were very strong and disciplined in the structure that they kept throughout the game.

“I think it was really a combined effort from that point of view, the backs being fully supported by the work that the forwards and midfield were doing.”

On the pitch Limerick got it right but that was backed up by the proper framework they had established off the pitch.

Limerick manager John Kiely with coach Paul Kinnerk during the game against Waterford in June.

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“The biggest thing I would say and again I’d stress that point is I’ve been incredibly lucky to be part of two fantastic outfits from a management point of view and from a player point of view.

“In order to win an All-Ireland, all those parts need to be right. Thankfully we had that in 2013 and thankfully we had that again this year. They all have to click. It’s not just one component.

“You need to have all sectors taken care of. We had that in 2013 and this year again I knew, we had that from a management point of view, we had all aspects taken care of from the psychology to the strength and conditioning to the selecting to the video analysis.

“You don’t win an All-Ireland these days without ticking all those boxes. You just need to have that right.”

If Sunday was the culmination of the 2018 journey, there were signals along the way pointing to Limerick’s success.

“I felt we’d a good thing but trying to define what this is, is another thing,” admits Kinnerk.

“We just, as cliched as it is, took each game as it came. We focused on each opponent to see where that took us.

“I don’t think we mentioned the part of the year it was, we didn’t mention finals. We built serious momentum in the Munster league and the league itself. It was a big part for us to try to build that confidence within the group.

“The one thing we said that we weren’t just happy with a promotion. We needed to maximise the performance we had.”

The success frees the county from the tales of past crushing disappointments and removes the unwanted tag that hung over them as their drought continued.

It paves the way for a more promising future.

“It’s hard to believe because literally it (past defeats) is all you’d listened to in Limerick,” says Kinnerk.

“From that side alone it’s great. These boys have always said they wanted to make their own history. I think the win has shown that. They’ve made their own history. That’s the biggest thing.

“It’s going to be unreal. It’s incredible. The biggest outcome of this is the effect that it’s going to have on the people because we are sporting mad down in Limerick.

“We’ve been starved of success in some aspects. What this will do for the kids and the clubs, I think that’s the biggest thing.

“They’ve now got new heroes that will really propel them in their sporting ambitions as well. Just the feel-good factor around the county I think shouldn’t be underestimated as well.”

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MAYO’S PLANS TO build a new training centre in Castlebar have “become a reality” according to county board chairman Mike Connolly.

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Mayo GAA released a statement this afternoon confirming the purchase of 27 acres of land at Lough Lannagh in collaboration with Mayo County Council which they “intend to develop for the purposes of sport, tourism and recreation.”

Mayo GAA will develop a training centre which will comprise of three pitches to facilitate senior and underage teams, the Ladies football side and for high-performance teams that visit.

They’ll be located adjacent to Lannagh Holiday Village, the new Castlebar Swimming Pool and GMIT.

“The Mayo GAA Training Centre is something that we have been working on for a long time and I am delighted to be able to announce today that this will now become a reality,” said Connolly.

“Lough Lannagh is becoming a sporting hub in the Castlebar area with the tennis club, boxing club and new swimming pool already in situ and we are now delighted to become centrally involved in the area also.

“The Mayo GAA Training Centre is vitally important for the current generation of Mayo players as well as the future players who will wear the green and red. The Mayo GAA Training Centre will be a permanent training base for our senior football and hurlers as well as all our underage teams.

“It will also give us the opportunity to support the ladies in their training and development. It will be used to train and educate our players in both on field and off field activities.”

The County Council plan to develop their section of the grounds as part of an overall Sports Tourism Development Plan “which will see the existing walkways around the lake extended, as well as other leisure and sports tourism facilities.”

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MAYO’S CHRIS BARRETT says having ‘continuity’ in the Mayo squad is a positive as the group wait for the management team to be ‘rubber-stamped.’

Chris Barrett.

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Manager Stephen Rochford recently committed to a fourth season in charge of the senior team, while long-serving coach/selector Donie Buckley and goalkeeping coach/selector Peter Burke have both said that they will be stepping down from their respective roles.

It is also believed that selector Tony McEntee is unlikely to return to the Mayo fold next season.

“I’m not going to go too much into that at the moment because I’m not sure if it’s all rubber-stamped,” says Barrett.

“He’s [Rochford] putting together his team at the moment,” said the 2017 All-Star defender.

Continuity is great in football and it’s probably a key thing that it keeps going. Obviously there’s a shake-up in the backroom team so we’ll see who comes in.”

When asked about the prospect of bringing new faces into the Mayo backroom team, Barrett paid tribute to the outgoing members of the management team, but declined to comment further.

“The guys have been huge servants so I think it’d be wrong of me to comment on that.”

While Mayo’s shock exit from the championship was a major discussion point earlier this summer, the county has since been rocked by controversies in ladies football.

12 members of the panel and two selectors left the Mayo senior ladies team, citing ‘player welfare issues’ in July, and this has been followed by the news that Carnacon have been expelled from the Mayo ladies football club championship after the club moved to withdraw all eight of their players from the Mayo squad.

Barrett says he hopes the issue is resolved soon as the reigning county, provincial and All-Ireland champions prepare an appeal to the Connacht LGFA over the decision.

After contesting the last two All-Ireland finals, Tyrone will be taking Mayo’s place in the All-Ireland final this year as they attempt to try and halt Dublin’s four-in-a-row charge.

Chris Barrett in action for Mayo against Galway.

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Barrett admits that he felt himself becoming ‘angsty’ when the All-Ireland semi-finals were taking place this year, but much like his teammates have already done, the Belmullet man has turned his attentions to regular things in his life such as catching up on work.

Barrett is based in Dublin for work, and the break from the Mayo footballers means he can step away from the difficult commute for a while before another campaign begins.

It’s an extra hour from Castlebar for me to Belmullet. Yeah, the driving is tough from Dublin to be honest.

“The worst is the Tuesday or the Wednesday training at home when you are getting back at one o’clock in the morning and having to get up the next day for work.

“It does take a toll, and then you might not be right for Wednesday or Thursday then. The sleep is kind of affected as well, but it’s our own choice to live up here and work up here. It’s not something I regret, but it would be nicer to have a shorter journey.”

Chris Barrett was speaking at the launch of this year’s Londis 7s, the All-Ireland Senior Football Sevens, which takes place on 1 September at Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club.

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PADDY TALLY HAS been ratified as the new Down senior football manager, it was confirmed on Thursday night.

The Tyrone native, who was a key part of Kevin Walsh’s Galway backroom team this season, will replace Eamonn Burns ahead of the new campaign.

One of the most respected football coaches in the country, Tally was hailed for his work on Galway’s defensive shape and structure as the Tribesmen reached the Division 1 league final and the All-Ireland semi-finals in 2018, losing to Dublin on both occasions.

He previously worked with Tyrone and Derry, as well as with St Mary’s University, Belfast.

He returns to the Down footballers following his earlier involvement in 2010 under James McCartan when the county were beaten All-Ireland finalists against Cork.

Tally was first brought into the Tyrone set-up by Mickey Harte in 2003 as trainer, with his work helping the Red Hand to their historic first All-Ireland title.

In 2017, he managed St Mary’s to a sensational Sigerson Cup win — the college’s first since 1989 — with victory over red-hot favourites UCD in the final.

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FORMER DUBLIN FORWARD Ray Cosgrove has lamented the poor attendance levels at the All-Ireland semi-finals this year, saying that it was like attending a ‘league game.’

A crowd of just 54,716 turned out for Dublin’s final-four clash with Galway, while Tyrone and Monaghan’s meeting attracted only 49,496 spectators to Croke Park.

These figure are among the lowest to attend an All-Ireland semi-final in the last 10 years, and Cosgrove has even noticed that the atmosphere seemed flat before reaching the business end of the championship.

It’s a different landscape to the one he experienced during his inter-county career, and he admits that Dublin’s dominance has been a factor.

I was walking down Jones’ Road going to Croke Park for the semi-final and it seemed like a league game,” he says. “The attendance was so poor.

“I was really scratching my head here thinking ‘what’s going on here?’”

Cosgrove added that the poor crowd numbers at the semi-finals suggests that fans who haven’t been in the stands supporting their team in the previous rounds will be on the hunt for All-Ireland final tickets.

The launch of Londis 7s, the All-Ireland Senior Football Sevens, which takes place on the 1 September 2018 at Kilmacud Crokes.

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“For 54,000 to show up, it was disappointing from a Dublin fans’ perspective. Then you’ll have a lot of guys who will come out from under the wood work for Sunday and will be occupying seats in Croke Park.

I’d love to know where those 30-odd thousand people have been and why they weren’t behind the team in the semi-final?”

“Even going in to Croke Park for the ‘Super 8’ games. The atmosphere was a little more low key because the guys have been so dominant, especially in the provincial championship.

“It has taken away [from the occasion]. And obviously going for four-in-a-row and the success of the last few years, there’s a little bit of…the expectancy levels are high but a lot of people probably believe that Dublin have enough in the tank.”

Cosgrove has also observed a drop in ticket requests this year compared to the previous deciders between Dublin and Mayo.

THE 2018 TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship finalists will be confirmed in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park tomorrow, with two mouth-watering clashes down for decision.

The four teams involved in the senior grade — Donegal, Cork, Dublin and Galway — have shown their respective hands, with minimal changes made to their quarter-final winning sides.

Donegal and Cork go head-to-head in the first of the two senior meetings (throw-in 2.45pm, live on TG4) with both counties making one change a-piece.

Ephie Fitzgerald has called upon fit-again dual player Hannah Looney to start in midfield, with Daire Kiely — her late replacement against Westmeath — the player to make way.

The Tir Chonaill outfit meanwhile have captain Karen Guthrie back in their starting team after a knock meant she made a cameo from the bench the last day.

Anna Maria McGlynn makes the switch to the half-back line while Emer Gallagher drops to the bench to facilitate the personnel change.

The Rebels, who’ve fired home 23 goals in their five championship outings, will be focused on making amends and returning to Croke Park for All-Ireland final day while Donegal’s quest for a first-ever Brendan Martin Cup continues with a first All-Ireland semi-final appearance.

Elsewhere, reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin have named an unchanged starting team to face Galway (throw-in 4.30pm, live on TG4) as Mick Bohan sticks to his guns following their quarter-final win over Kerry.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT @dublinladiesg have named an unchanged starting 15 from that which lined out versus Kerry in the QF for this Saturday's TG4 All Ireland Semi-final clash with Connacht Champions, Galway #COYGIB pic.twitter.com/sem4IxDbnA

— DublinLGFA (@dublinladiesg) August 24, 2018

The Tribeswomen on the other hand have been forced into making one change.

Ailbhe Davoren sustained a nasty cruciate injury against Mayo in their last eight meeting and has been ruled out for the remainder of the year.

As Galway bid for a first final spot since 2005, the Moycullen star is replaced by Mairead Seoighe in the starting line-up.

Also, Sarah Conneally switches to form the midfield partnership with Catriona Cormican at midfield.

Roscommon and Meath open the triple-header at Dr Hyde Park tomorrow (throw-in 1pm, live on TG4) as they face off for a place in the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final against last year’s runners-up Tyrone.

Tomorrow’s senior teams in full:

Dublin: C Trant; M Byrne, D Murphy, L Caffrey; S Goldrick, S McGrath, N Collins; L Magee, O Carey; C Rowe, N Healy, L Davey; S Aherne, N McEvoy, N Owens.

Galway: L Murphy; F Cooney, S Lynch, S Burke; E Flaherty, N Ward, C Cooney; C Cormican, S Conneally; O Divilly, T Leonard, L Ward; M Seoighe, R Leonard, L Coen.

Cork: M O’Brien; E Meaney, R Phelan, M Duggan; M O’Callaghan, S Kelly, E Spillane; A Hutchings, H Looney; C O’Sullivan, L Coppinger, E Scally; Á O’Sullivan, D O’Sullivan, O Finn.

Donegal: L Gallagher; T Doherty, N McLaughlin, D Foley; T McCafferty, C Hegarty, A.M. McGlynn; K Herron, A McDonnell; K Guthrie, N Hegarty, S.J. McDonald; G McLaughlin, Y Bonner, E Ward.

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STACEY GRIMES FIRED 1-7 as Meath worked their way past Roscommon to reach the county’s first TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final, where Tyrone await in the 16 September decider.

Meath manager Eamonn Murray and his players celebrate.

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This victory was as comprehensive as the scoreline suggests with captain Niamh O’Sullivan on song up front and goalkeeper Monica McGuirk between the sticks.

Roscommon hit a goal in each half, but Meath were totally dominant.

After winning the toss and electing to play with the wind advantage in the first half, Meath got off to a flying start and after a point from captain O’Sullivan before late call up Fiona O’Neill ended a fluid move in the seventh minute with a second score.

A Stacey Grimes free made it 0-3 to 0-0 after eight minutes.

Meath were rampant at that stage, with the fluid movement of their forward causing havoc for the Roscommon defence.

At the back Orlaith Duff lead a tight defensive set-up for Meath, and they managed to stifle several Roscommon attacks before they gained momentum.

So it came as some surprise when the home side drew level after 13 minutes. It took a storming run from Jenny Higgins to break the Meath cover, and her pass was palmed to the net by Laura Fleming.

Meath could have been rocked by that leveller, but instead they reeled off three quick points, with Grimes, O’Sullivan and Niamh Gallogly all on target.

When they backed it up with Marion Farrelly’s goal after 18 minutes, following O’Neill’s block, Meath were well on the road to victory.

Three minutes later O’Neill bagged a goal of her own on the back of a brilliant flowing move launched when Máire O’Shaughnessy intercepted a Roscommon ball out of defence, which meant Meath were good value for their 2-9 to 1-1 half-time lead.

Considering Meath kicked 10 wides in that opening period their lead could have been much further ahead but a Grimes free and another Wall score had Meath in control after the restart.

Meath’s Fionna O’Neil with Honour Ennis of Roscommon.

Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO

Alice Kelly struck Roscommon’s second goal in the 42nd minute, but that only cut the gap to 10 points and when Grimes converted a penalty after a foul on O’Sullivan, Meath ran out easy victors.

Scorers for Meath: S Grimes 1-7 (4f, 1-0pen), F O’Neill 1-3, M Farrelly 1-1, V Wall 0-2, N O’Sullivan 0-3 (1f), N Gallogly 0-1, E White 0-1.

Scorers for Roscommon: R Finan 0-4 (3f), L Fleming 1-0, A Kelly 1-0, J Downey 0-1.

Meath: M McGuirk; K Newe, O Lally, O Duff; S Ennis, M Thynne, N Gallogly; M O’Shaughnessy, K Byrne; F O’Neill, M Farrelly, A Cleary; S Grimes, V Wall, N O’Sullivan (c).

Subs: A Leahy for Byrne (43), E White for O’Neill (47), B Keogh for Ennis (51), S Cleary for Gallogly (54), O Byrne for Farrelly (54).

Roscommon: H Cummins; H Ennis, A McLoone, M Kelly; S Bruen, A MacAuliffe, S Kenny (c); J Cregg, J Higgins; A Kelly, R Wynne, L Fleming; S Brady, R Finan, N Feeney.

Subs: J Downey for Brady (26), R Mullaney for Bruen (38), L Brady for Finan (50), F Beirne for Ennis (50), R Brady for Kelly (51).

Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo).

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