Month: September 2021

1. Katie Taylor shakes hands with Cindy Serrano at a press conference in Boston

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2. Limerick’s Barry Hennessy with 10-year-old Jessica Whelan from Kildare at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin

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3. Ger Doherty celebrates a last minute penalty save for Derry City in the FAI Cup against St Pat’s at the Brandywell

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4. Wicklow teenager Lara Gillespie wins gold for Ireland at the European Junior Championships in Switzerland

5. A fan arrives early to the Ladies Intermediate All-Ireland semi-final between Meath and Roscommon

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6. Ireland defender Shane Duffy in action against Sadio Mane at Anfield

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7. Orlagh Farmer and Doireann O’Sullivan celebrate Cork’s All-Ireland semi-final victory over Donegal

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8. Fernando Alonso (centre top) involved in a crash along with Charles Leclerc (bottom) during the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix

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9. Tracey Leonard dejected following Galway’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin at Dr. Hyde Park

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10. Limerick captain Declan Hannon with the Liam MacCarthy Cup on stage at the Gaelic Grounds

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REIGNING CHAMPIONS BALLYGUNNER will face Passage East while De La Salle will take on Abbeyside in the Waterford SHC semi-finals after this weekend’s last eight clashes.

Passage had a dominant 5-18 to 0-15 win over Dungarvan in this evening’s quarter-final clash to become the last team to seal a place in the semi-finals.

Goals from Owen Conners (2), Liam Flynn, Richard Hurler and Eoin Kelly helped Passage to the convincing victory.

De La Salle enjoyed a 5-17 to 1-16 win over Mount Sion despite a tally of 1-11 from Austin Gleeson for the losers.

Full Time De La Salle 5-17 Mount Sion 1-16 ten scorers for Salle Austin Gleeson finished with 1-11 for Sion

— Tomás McCarthy (@tomasmcc) August 26, 2018

The 2016 Hurler of the Year scored three sideline cuts for Mount Sion in the first-half, but they went in 1-7 to 0-8 behind after 1-3 from Shane Ryan for De La Salle.

Eddie Meaney, Paidi Nevin, Cormac McCann and Thomas Douglas all hit the net for the victors in the second period, with Gleeson netting a late consolation goal for Mount Sion from a penalty.

County star Pauric Mahony clipped over 0-9 as four-in-a-row champions Ballygunner had three points to spare over Roanmore. The sides were level at 1-6 to 0-9 at half-time after Brian O’Sullivan struck an early goal for Ballygunner.

The favourites went eight points clear in the third quarter but a late Eoin Madigan goal set-up a nervy finish before Ballygunner survived by 1-16 to 1-13.

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On Saturday, Abbeyside enjoyed a convincing 2-22 to 0-10 win over Tallow.

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1. Injury-time drama settles final

When five minutes were announced by the sideline official as the game passed the hour mark, the prospect of extra-time must have crossed the minds of the attendance of 16,173 at the Gaelic Grounds. Cork had just pegged Tipperary back and the teams were deadlocked on the scoreboard.

But the match was settled in dramatic fashion to ensure there was no requirement for an additional period. Firstly Tim O’Mahony gathered a Mark Coleman angled delivery and clipped over a point that seemed to hand Cork a crucial advantage. Then Tipperary’s work ethic in attack, a shining trait all evening, favoured them once more as they caught the Cork defence in possession with Conor Stakelum cutting through to scramble home a goal.

Another replacement David Gleeson intervened to knock over a point to push Tipperary three clear and their defence held firm in the dying moments to repel Cork’s advances. A frenzied finale ensured there was an outcome in normal time to this U21 decider

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2. A major shift in fortunes since Munster final

There was no disguising Cork’s supremacy in the Munster decider in early July but plenty has changed in over seven weeks since that game. The introduction of a second chance for defeated provincial finalists this year gave Tipperary a shot at redemption against Cork after they had taken care of Galway in the semi-final. They seized it.

From the outset Tipperary looked sharp and intent on bridging the 13-point gap from that wretched night in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The opening period of that decider saw Cork in front by 10 points, this evening Tipperary were firmly in the hunt at the interval as they trailed by two.

That competitive opening fuelled their belief and rattled Cork with the second half culminating in a victory that the outsiders will savour. Tipperary performed corrective surgery since their Munster final defeat with five personnel changes and that helped them achieve a 16-point swing since their first clash with Cork.

3. A frustrating evening up front for Cork

0-23 on the first night against Waterford, 2-23 against Tipperary as they lifted the Munster title and 3-26 when blitzing Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. Cork entered this game after a run of stunning scoring salvos yet could not replicate it with their scoring return dropping to 1-16. Tipperary offered greater protection to their defence, shutting down the corridors of space that Cork hoped to exploit.

Brian McGrath and Robert Byrne anchored the Tipperary rearguard splendidly. Remove Robbie O’Flynn’s return of 0-3 from play and Cork’s attack amassed 0-3 from play in total. Tipperary enjoyed success in stifling the influences of Shane Kingston, Tim O’Mahony and Jack O’Connor.

Goalkeeper Barry Hogan did his bit as well in producing a vital save to stop a strike from O’Flynn and defender Killian O’Dwyer denied O’Mahony from the rebound. Those components all aided them in their triumph.

4. A major boost to end Tipperary’s season

After an unusually early championship exit for the senior side in mid June, Tipperary’s supporters would subsequently have made a greater investment of attention in the endeavours of their U21 team. They shut down a vaunted Limerick side before the Munster campaign closed in disappointment against Cork.

But a pair of evenings at the Gaelic Grounds have changed the mood. Their victory over Galway provided an injection of confidence, topped up by this success over Cork which gives them something to put in the trophy cabinet. A first All-Ireland U21 title in eight seasons is a boost as the county plot for 2019 and search for a senior boss.

5. More underage woes for Cork

The nature of their senior semi-final loss to Limerick meant Cork needed a boost from the youthful ranks to round off their year. Instead they found the underage arena to be a source of disappointment once more. The presence of senior talents and their dazzling pre-final form positioned them as hot favourites for this game. To lose a game when they were a point in front in injury-time will be galling for this U21 camp and their fans.

The spotlight has shone on Cork’s underage woes in recent seasons. Getting to a first All-Ireland U21 final in two decades was a positive step forward, just like the appearance in last year’s minor decider represented progress. However securing titles is the next vital step to help with forming a winning culture at senior level. That push forward eluded Cork this evening, the wait since 1998 for a national U21 crown is prolonged.

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DIARMUID CONNOLLY PLAYED a pivotal role in helping Donegal Boston to a senior championship title over the weekend, scoring 0-12 in the Boston Senior Championship final on Sunday.

Donegal Boston defeated Wolfe Tones 0-17 1-12 in the decider, with the St Vincent’s clubman hitting four points in the semi-final last weekend.

Connolly has been absent from the Dublin senior football squad for this year’s championship after making a second-half substitute appearance in a National League clash with Mayo in February.
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He linked up with Donegal Boston earlier this summer and the five-time All-Ireland winner hit two points in his first game for the side against Connemara Gaels at the start of July.

His performance in Sunday’s final rounds off a strong championship campaign for the two-time All-Star in Boston, as Dublin prepare for the All-Ireland SFC final against Tyrone this coming weekend.

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11-TIME ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Cork are back where they want to be after a year-long hiatus.

After a semi-final exit at the hands of Mayo last year, Ephie Fitzgeralds’ charges missed out on the biggest day in the ladies football calendar for the first time in years.

But they safely secured their Croke Park date on Saturday as they beat Donegal by six points at Dr Hyde Park as their quest for a 12th All-Ireland title in 14 years continues.

Orla Finn and substitute Saoirse Noonan hit the all-important goals in the 2-11 to 0-11 victory at the Roscommon venue, while Player of the Match Doireann O’Sullivan was beyond influential with three massive points from play.

The Munster champions now face holders Dublin in a mouth-watering decider for the fourth time in five years — Cork won in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Nemo Rangers clubman Fitzgerald was more than pleased with his Rebels side afterwards, but it was his defence — led admirably by Róisín Phelan at full-back — that he had extra praise for.

“We are absolutely thrilled,” he said.

“It was disappointing last year we lost a close semi-final and we were determined this year that we’d go one step further. We’re here now so we’re absolutely delighted.

“I must compliment our backs because we were under a lot of pressure. People were saying to me that Donegal had a much vaunted forward line, which they do have.

Player of the Match Doireann O’Sullivan.

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“But I thought the girls did exceptionally well today when you consider the talent of the likes of Geraldine McLaughlin, Yvonne Bonner and these girls.”

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He added: “Once we kept it open and we worked the channels we were most successful. The two goals were the difference at the end of the day.

“I won’t say we were comfortable, but I thought all through we were the better team, in the sense that we always had a lead and they never really looks like taking it off us.”

McLaughlin did her utmost to spark a second-half comeback and finished with 0-5 herself but ultimately Cork’s green flags were the difference.

They were more clinical when it mattered while Donegal’s often wayward shooting let them down.

Geraldine McLaughlin is chased down.

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And manager Maxi Curran noted that afterwards.

“I think we probably missed too many scoring opportunities and kicked too many wides and squandered possession inside the 45,” he said. “I think that will probably be the biggest tale of today.

“We were up against a seriously top class outfit in Cork and they’re very experienced. They are laced with quality and we just came up short today.

“They took their chances and took some wonderful scores and we didn’t. On reflection that may have been the difference between the two teams.”

– With reporting from Declan Rooney for the LGFA. 

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THE U21 SUCCESS was being celebrated but senior matters did not stray far from Tipperary hurling thoughts in the Gaelic Grounds last night.

It was an All-Ireland underage triumph for the county to cherish after a major revival since the Munster final but when the man at the helm for Tipperary spoke afterwards, the issue of the vacant senior position in the county was always set to crop up.

That’s two national titles as a manager now for Liam Cahill, 2018 success at U21 level following on from the back of the 2016 glory in the minor grade.

But does he want to make the step up to replace Michael Ryan in the senior hotseat?

“My mother used to always say, ‘be fierce careful what you wish for’. The bottom line is sure, I’m a Tipperary man and I love Tipperary hurling. I said during the week that if the opportunity arises to sit down and talk to the relevant people selecting the next Tipperary manager, I’d love to sit down and talk to them.

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“Whether I’m right or not for the job, I’m not sure. I’d like to remain where I am. I know I’m talking a bit too much but I feel now the right place for me to be is with next year’s U20s, and to get another year under my belt – and then to see if the opportunity comes around again.

“But look there’s no time like the present. We’ll sit down and see if I’m approached and if we do, we do. The bottom line, as I said during the week, the manager’s appointment is big, but it’s whoever is going to be on this man’s ticket is the key.”

Tipperary’s manager Liam Cahill celebrates at the final whistle with his wife Eimear.

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This All-Ireland win represented an impressive management feat. After losing to Cork by 13 points in early July, Tipperary have seen off Galway by six and then Cork in a re-match by three.

The surgery performed to the Tipperary starting side was notable with five personnel changes and another five positional changes from that Munster decider. Four players who started last evening did not feature at all in the provincial showdown.

“In fairness to the media and the public, they had every reason to write us off. We did salvage some bit of our pride and our ability against Galway but it wasn’t really enough to convince people, and rightly so.

I know it’s easy to say it afterwards when you win that we were quietly confident behind the scenes but it was always going to be a narrower gap. It was never going to be a 13-point gap, that’s for sure. Different environment, different set-up. We knew a bit more about Cork than we did in the Munster final.

“They worked their socks off all over the field. Incredible to pick themselves up after the Munster final. All credit to the players. These are a very capable bunch of young men. A testament to the work that’s being done at underage in Tipperary. We don’t do everything right but we do an awful lot of things right.”

Tipperary captain Colin English lifts the trophy after yesterday’s game.

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After a season where the county senior side exited the championship arena on 10 June, an All-Ireland U21 title is a jolt to the fortunes of the Tipperary hurlers.

“It was vital, Tipperary people’s teams had the summer cut short this year,” stated Cahill.

“We love our hurling in Tipperary and hopefully the supporters came out today. I thought there’d be more of them, to be honest, but the real loyal supporters came out today and we’re really thrilled with them.

“I said during the week that we were coming into the final with no expectation, and for a Tipperary team coming into an All-Ireland final with no pressure, that just made the job a little easier.

“The Tipperary public know that as well, there has to be a major shake-up in the Tipperary squad. Thankfully these men today it might be a bit soon for them, but they are nipping nicely on the heels of some of them guys on the Tipp senior set-up that maybe (have been) in a comfort zone for a year or two. We will see what will happen.”

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THE GAELIC GROUNDS has not been a happy hunting ground for a bunch of Cork underage hurlers.

2015 saw them lose out by three points in a Munster minor semi-final to a Limerick team that they had defeated by 10 points a few months previously.

Last summer brought a two-point loss in a Munster U21 decider to another Limerick outfit.

And then last night a slender injury-time advantage morphed into a two-point loss to Tipperary with an All-Ireland U21 trophy up for grabs.

Three nights of underage hurling frustration with several players common to a couple of the sides, while seven hurled last night and lost out for a third occasion in four seasons.

Falling adrift on the scoreboard in injury-time when Tipperary bagged a late tally of 1-1 made it tougher for Cork boss Denis Ring and his players to bear.

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“We were behind a number of times and responded very well to come back into the game. A late goal like that, it is a sucker-punch. It is desperately disappointing.

“Tipperary, to be fair, kept going and going. Every time they came up the field, they were a threat. We had our chances. We got ahead and we, maybe, could have pushed on from there.”

Conor Cahalane scores a brilliant goal for Cork after an incredible run. pic.twitter.com/JrYB2I3MWZ

— The GAA (@officialgaa) August 26, 2018

The upturn in Tipperary’s fortunes since the Munster decider did not surprise Ring.

“Tipperary came into the Munster final off the back of a win over a fantastic Limerick team. Maybe, they weren’t necessarily in the best place. We played very well that night, but I did identify that they were below par and they were a lot better than they showed that night.

“They proved they are a lot better than that. They beat a very good Galway team. Tipperary’s work-rate was phenomenal. They were faster to the break for a lot of the game.

“Early on, a lot of ball went up to our forward line and didn’t stick. They were fast onto the break, they were hungrier on the breaks. Balls went into our forward line in the first-half where we thought we could cause a but of trouble and create a bit of danger, but we didn’t, unfortunately.”

Cork’s Declan Dalton is halted by the Tipperary defence.

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Cork’s wait for underage glory stretches on, this U21 reversal hot on the heels of a minor decider loss last September. The national success was not delivered but Ring is hopeful these players can develop further at senior level.

“Being part of an All-Ireland is a great experience. Obviously, you want to win and it is hugely disappointing for all of us. There is no sugarcoating that.

“At the same time, they are gaining valuable experience every day they are going out. They are improving and developing as players. Some guys today, in particular, stood up to the plate, maybe, lesser-known names. That, hopefully, will reap rewards going forward when they move up to senior level.”

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LATE HURLING DRAMA is not just currently the preserve of All-Ireland finals, as evidenced by the conclusion of yesterday’s Kerry senior decider in Tralee.

A week after Limerick held off a Galway comeback at senior level and on the same day a Tipperary revival caught Cork in the U21 grade, county hurling final day in the Kingdom ended in a blaze of drama yesterday afternoon.

For the second time in five seasons, Lixnaw saw off Kilmoyley in a decider as they eventually triumphed by 1-16 to 2-11 against the 2015 and 2016 champions.

The match concluded with Kilmoyley winning a late penalty as they trailed by two points. 

But county senior Daniel Collins saw his penalty for Kilmoyley saved by Lixnaw goalkeeper Martin Stackpoole, and with Tipperary referee Fergal Horgan having informed he had to score direct, it meant that the full-time whistle sounded before the rebound was despatched to the net.

Watch the late drama unfold here at Austin Stack Park from the 11 minute mark.

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FORMER TYRONE PLAYER Enda McGinley says the current Dublin team are unlikely to be affected by complacency compared with previous Dublin sides he encountered during his playing days.

Jim Gavin’s charges are aiming to win the Sam Maguire for a fourth successive time this weekend against Tyrone, which would leave them one title short of the unprecedented five-in-a-row.

But the three-time All-Ireland winner believes that Dublin will not be distracted by any mention of those prospective achievements when they take to the field in Croke Park.

“I think Dublin teams in the past, they wouldn’t have got to four-in-a-row… so the only reason that’s even a possibility is because unflappable this current Dublin team is,” he said.

“Being in the capital with all the attention that that brings, it was always their Achilles heel.”

Dublin’s unbeaten run in the championship stretches back to 2014, when they were beaten by Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Tyrone came agonisngly close to getting a result against the men from the capital during the inaugural Super 8s competition earlier this summer, but Dublin survived the stern test in Omagh.

McGinley credits former Dublin manager Pat Gilroy for introducing this new mindset which helped produce such a formidable outfit, but he recalls playing against a different Dublin team during his inter-county career.

I remember the team in the noughties used to go down and applaud the Hill and there was always this great show about Dublin, and we were rubbing our hands at that.

“That has all stopped. These boys are ruthless winners.

“You see it in the National League games where they shouldn’t have any desire to win it and yet they’ll come from three or four points down and absolute die on the pitch for random National League points when they’re sitting with three or four All-Ireland medals in their pockets.

[For] ordinary teams, complacency is a big thing but the way Jim Gavin has this team structured, even how he has them playing, they are so disciplined, they are so well drilled. I don’t think complacency is going to be an issue with Dublin.

Dublin are naturally considered to be overwhelming favourites going into this decider, but McGinley reports that there is a ‘remarkably confident’ atmosphere among Tyrone fans.

And having played under Mickey Harte, McGinley knows that the Tyrone manager shares their belief despite the heavy defeat they shipped against Dublin in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

“From the moment they got hammered in last year’s semi-final, he would have been believing they could win this year’s All-Ireland, and that is with complete belief. And he’ll be talking like that to the team from day one this year.

“And you don’t really believe it, you’re still a sensible player. You’ve just had that hammering and you don’t really buy in. But as the season goes on you just believe more and more and more. And by this stage of the season you just believe fully.

The much-anticipated documentary ‘Tír Eoghain: The Unbreakable Bond’ was aired on TG4 on Sunday night, and the programme was well received by GAA viewers.

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— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) August 26, 2018

McGinley, who featured in the documentary, was unable to catch the broadcast but has recorded it at home.

He has received plenty of messages since it hit the screens and he was honoured to be part of the project.

“To be reminded of that story, you were there yourself but at 17/18, how much are you really taking in? Yes, you knew how it progressed over the years.

“But to see it put together in a programme like that, and I thought it was done really, really well, it’s brilliant to have it captured because Tyrone gets plenty of negative press and having been there through that journey I think what we were lucky enough to be part of as a team and as a group and what happened in the county is an amazing story.

“It’s just phenomenal and it makes you very proud of that group and something always to be.”

Enda McGinley was speaking at a media day ahead of this weekend’s GAA Football All-Ireland Final.

The former inter-county footballer has teamed up with Guinness as part of their GAA campaign ‘Bound Together’ which celebrates the power of the GAA to unite, and heroes the fans and their passionate commitment and connection to their local communities.

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This year’s victorious Galway, Limerick and Tipperary winning captains.

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THE CURTAIN WAS brought down on the 2018 inter-county hurling championship season yesterday at the Gaelic Grounds as Tipperary lifted the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 crown.

It’s been a great few months of hurling action but how much do you remember? Time to test your knowledge.

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