Geelong’s O’Connor makes surprise return as Geaney double steers Dingle into semi-final

Dingle 3-9
Austin Stacks 0-9

THREE FIRST-HALF goals – including a double from Paul Geaney – ensured Dingle were the first team into the Kerry county senior football championship semi-finals after they accounted for 2014 county champions Austin Stacks in a temperamental game in Tralee this evening.

Dingle sprung a surprise before throw-in with the inclusion of AFL player Marc O’Connor in their starting team, and the gamble paid off to a certain extent.

The former Kerry minor team captain and current Geelong Cats player was detailed to play in a sweeper role in front of Kieran Donaghy and he fulfilled the task quite well, despite not having played a competitive Gaelic football match for almost two years.

However, the 21-year only lasted 45 minutes on the field before being black-carded for an off the ball foul that led to a massed brawl after Kieran Donaghy took exception to O’Connor’s foul. By that stage Dingle were still fairly much in control, leading 3-5 to 0-8, having led 3-4 to 0-3 at half time.

The west Kerry club were leading 0-3 to 0-1 when Geaney gathered a rebound off a post and smashed the ball to the Stacks net, and five minutes later Paul Geaney flicked his cousin Mikey’s high ball in off a post and Matthew Flaherty reacted best to poke the loose ball to the net to make it 2-3 to 0-1.

Stacks engineered a couple of points but their defence was caught badly again when Paul Devane’s inviting ball across goal was slapped to the net by Paul Geaney to leave Dingle well in control at the interval, leading by 10 points.

Click Here: Brisbane Broncos Team Jersey

Stacks started the second half with four points in the first seven minutes, and O’Connor’s dismissal should have helped the Tralee club further, but they never really threatened for a goal that they desperately needed.

Kerry defender Tom O’Sullivan scored three points for Dingle in the second half as they closed out the game against a Stacks team that saw their championship peter out in the most disappointing fashion. 

Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO

Kerins O’Rahillys 3-11
St Brendans 1-15

Despite scoring just four points in the second half Kerins O’Rahillys booked their place in the semi-finals of the Kerry county SFC after a jittery two-point win over divisional team St Brendans in what was, in essence, a Tralee derby.

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

O’Rahillys laid the platform for victory with three goals in the opening quarter as they threatened to have this contest done and dusted by half time – and they should have had – but they made hard work of it for themselves in the second half as St Brendan launched a staunch comeback.

St Brendans opened the scoring but David Moran struck for an O’Rahillys goal when play resumed after an injury delay, and then substitute Tom Hoare lashed in a second to make it 2-1 to 0-2. Moments later Tommy Walsh flicked an under-hit Jack Savage free to the net and the club side were coasting, 3-3 to 0-3, after 16 minutes.

A Niall Sheehy goal in the 24th minute helped St Brendans close the margin to a more manageable five points, 3-7 to 1-8, at half time, but O’Rahillys looked the more capable side, with Moran dominating at midfield in the absence of his Kerry midfield partner, Jack Barry, for St Brendans.

Savage converted a couple of frees in the third quarter for O’Rahillys but St Brendans had the deficit down to two points, 3-9 to 1-13, at the three-quarter mark as O’Rahillys couldn’t buy a score.

Gavin O’Brien had the ball in the net for the Tralee club but it was disallowed for a square ball, but St Brendans couldn’t manufacture the second goal they so desperately needed, and late scores from defenders Cormac Coffey and Karl Mullins pushed O’Rahillys over the winning line and into the last four.

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

‘If you were involved in a car crash I’m not sure why you would want to see it again’

SEAN CAVANAGH SAYS he hasn’t watched back the video footage of an incident which left him hospitalised after Tyrone SFC action with his club Moy.

The former Tyrone captain suffered a broken nose, concussion and extensive facial injuries in a loss to Edendork on 15 September, a game which was marred by scenes of violence and hit the headlines as a staggering 27 cards were dished out.

Officials ruled that the incident involving Cavanagh merited no on-field sanction, and this decision was backed following an investigation by Tyrone’s Competitions Control Committee (CCC).

They ruled that the injuries were accidental and confirmed that there would be no disciplinary action, but Moy are appealing the decision.

Cavanagh’s club released a statement on Tuesday after watching video footage, expressing their ‘disappointment and dismay’ and calling on officials to ‘review the footage again to reconsider their opinion’.

Yesterday, three-time All-Ireland winner Cavanagh revealed that he was yet to see the footage, has no intentions to do so but ‘has to go with’ his club’s interpretation.

“No, I haven’t seen the footage,” he said at the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Awards in Croke Park. “If you were involved in a car crash I’m not sure why you would want to see it again.

“I know some of our club members saw it on Monday night past. They released a statement on it and I have to go with what they saw but I haven’t, and I’ve no real burning ambition to do so. I’m just focused on recovering.”

And so it continues 😨😨@KCsixtyseven Edendork played Moy today in the Tyrone senior championship first round
20 yellows -6 reds-1 Black
And Sean Cavanagh transported away to hospital in an ambulance. The man that inflicted the injury did not receive a card of any description pic.twitter.com/gOWQdhLVoc

— david greene (@buddygreene) September 16, 2018

He added, staying coy on Moy’s decision to appeal:

“It’s like anything, I know there’s going be a level of interpretation involved. I’m sure if you talked to someone in the Moy, they will tell you something different than someone from Edendork.

“I am just letting that process happen and just trying to keep my head down, trying to clear my head as much as anything else. (I’m) still suffering a little bit from concussion and still a wee bit off but thankfully on the mend.

“(I’m) not looking as bad and not giving my wife that much grief about medication and stuff, her as a GP as well. Look, just trying to get on with things.”

While there have been some high profile incidents and violent scenes in Tyrone and Ulster club football over the past few weeks, Cavanagh feels that it’s an issue across the entire country.

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

“I think it’s probably all football,” he said. “I think in Tyrone, sometimes maybe we’re not good at the PR side of things and we don’t do ourselves any favours but I think there’s certainly some nasty things that happen in Gaelic football fields up and down the country.

“If incidents that happen in Tyrone are highlighted that maybe helps awareness in other counties as well, because I think sometimes it’s a cultural thing in the GAA and in Ireland that we’re maybe happy to let incidents get out of control and turn into mass brawls.”

He’s called for a second referee in conversation with The42 before and reiterated that isdea, saying that the standard of officiating needs to improve and that taking harder stances on sanctions may also resolve some issues.

Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

While still recovering from his injuries, Cavanagh, who was player-manager for Moy this year, has one eye on 2019 and his return to the club scene.

“I enjoyed doing a bit of both and seeing the other side,” he said. “We’ve a good group of lads in the Moy and it’s just disappointing the way the year ended that I couldn’t… I left the field after 15 minutes and it turned into a bit of a messy game obviously.

“But look I’ve enjoyed it and I would be an optimistic person by nature so I think playing county football for so long and seeing so many highs and lows allows you to move on quite quickly.

“So after a couple of days of feeling sore with the whole thing, mentally and physically, I’m now at the stage where I am looking forward rather than behind, that’s what an awful lot of sports players can do.

“I’m quite good at that.”

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Click Here: Manchester City soccer tracksuit

Late goals see Paul Mannion’s Kilmacud Crokes comfortably past St Sylvester’s

Kilmacud Crokes 2-17
St Sylvester’s 0-15

Stephen O’Meara reports from Parnell Park

BOOSTED BY THE return of Paul Mannion to the starting line-up since their most recent championship outing, Kilmacud Crokes — still without Cian O’Sullivan — were in fine form as they progressed past St Sylvester’s in today’s Dublin SFC quarter-final.

Click Here: Spain football tracksuit

Though both sides had topped their groups, Crokes were the significant favourites going into this one and that was reflected by the opening half as the Stillorgan men ran up a 0-10 to 0-4 half-time lead.

Paul Mannion started at 11 but constantly drifted in and out of the full forward line, as Callum Pearson, wearing 14, was more frequently found out around the middle third.

With patient and methodical build up play, Crokes would take a 0-7 to 0-1 lead by the 12th minute, before Sylvester’s had even deployed their target man, Jack Hazley, to full forward.

An impressive eight different Crokes men scored in the opening half, six of them from play, with Mannion and Shane Horan notching two each.

The Malahide men would rue three first-half missed frees by the end, having reduced the margin to two points, 0-16 to 0-14 by the 52nd minute with Hazley at full forward and Michael McCarthy in the corner, springing into life in the second half.

Kilmacud Crokes’ Craig Dias and Johnny Peacock of St. Sylvesters in action.

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

However, a dubiously awarded penalty for Crokes in the 58th minute was converted by Mannion, soon followed by another Croke’s goal for Pearson to wrap things up at 2-17 to 0-15.

Scorers for Kilmacud Crokes : Callum Pearson 1-3, Paul Mannion 1-2 (1 pen), Shane Horan 0-3, Shane Cunningham 0-3, Pat Burke 0-2 (2f), Andy McGowan 0-1, Craig Dias 0-1, Cian O’Connor 0-1 (1 45), Stephen Williams 0-1

Scorers for St Sylvesters : Ed Walsh 0-7 (4f), Michael McCarthy 0-6 (1f), Jack Hazley 0-2

Kilmacud Crokes

1. David Nestor

2. Liam Flatman
3. Andy McGowan
19. Aidan Jones

5. Cian O’Connor
6. Ross McGowan
7. Ronan Ryan

8. Craig Dias
9. Conor Casey

10. Shane Cunningham
11. Paul Mannion
12. Shane Horan

13. Pat Burke
14. Callum Pearson
17. Dara Mullin

Subs

Cillian O’Shea for Ryan (43)
Stephen Williams for Burke (45)
Nathan Nolan for Jones (53)
Kevin Dyas for Flatman (60)
James Murphy for R McGowan (60)

St Sylvester’s

1. Mark Shiel

17. Paudi White
5. James Walsh
4. Johnny Peacock

6. Gavin McArdle
10. Glen Hazley
7. Ciarán McArdle

9. Karl Archibald
19. Ed Walsh

23. Dan Brennan
11. Andrew Hartnett
12. Ronan Palmer

13. Alex Wright
8. Jack Hazley
15. Michael McCarthy

Subs

Andrew Cunningham for McArdle (43)
Jamie Kennedy for Andrew Hartnett (50)

Referee: James King

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Diarmuid Connolly completes return as Dublin star comes off the bench for St Vincent’s

DIARMUID CONNOLLY MADE his return to senior club football on Sunday afternoon, coming off the bench during St Vincent’s emphatic Dublin Senior Club Football Championship quarter-final win against Castleknock.

Connolly was named on the bench for the final eight clash at Parnell Park and made his entrance to replace Eamonn Fennell in the 54th minute.

The 31-year-old was not involved as Dublin recorded their fourth consecutive All-Ireland title earlier this month against Tyrone.

The forward has not played club football for St Vincent’s since last November and last lined out for Dublin in February during a National Football League meeting with Mayo in Castlebar.

Connolly spent last summer in the United States, where he won a championship title with Donegal club Boston GAA.

Diarmuid Connolly coming on for @StVincentsGAA1 He’s baaack! @DublinGAA #DublinSFC pic.twitter.com/JnAUTjiH9P

— Gearóid Óg (@gearoid_og) September 30, 2018

Click Here: Pumas UNAM soccer tracksuit

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Roche double helps East Kerry past South as champions Dr Crokes win battle of Killarney

East Kerry 4-12
South Kerry 2-10

TWO FIRST-HALF goals from Dara Roche laid the foundation for East Kerry to book their place in the last four of the Kerry SFC with an eight-point win over last year’s beaten county finalists South Kerry.

Dara Roche (file pic)

Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

A third goal from David Clifford — 10 minutes into the second half — killed off any chance of a South Kerry comeback, which was already on life-support when Oran Clifford was red carded in the opening seconds of the second half.

The first quarter couldn’t separate the teams as they stood on four points apiece after 17 minutes, and when Bryan Sheehan rolled in a goal for South Kerry in the 24th minute, East Kerry’s response was to score one of their own, through Roche, less than a minute later. Points from Dara Moynihan and Clifford had East Kerry 2-7 to 1-4 ahead at the interval.

South Kerry made three changes at the break but one of them, Oran Clifford, was less than a minute on the field when he was sent off for an incident with his namesake, Paudie.

David Clifford finds the back of the net for East Kerry! pic.twitter.com/4HA3JUxi7P

— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 30, 2018

East Kerry were 2-10 to 1-6 ahead when Roche fed David Clifford for an easy goal in the 40th minute. They completed an easier than expected win with a fourth goal from substitute Noel Duggan eight minutes from the end, despite a consolation goal from Ciaran Keating with the last kick of the game.

Dr Crokes 1-20
Legion 0-9

Earlier in the day Dr Crokes affirmed their status as top dog in Killarney with a routine and ruthless take down of their town rivals, Legion, in a disappointingly one-sided quarter-final. And the 14-point win sends a clear message to the other three teams left in the competition that the reigning county champions won’t be relinquishing their title without a serious challenge, despite an unsteady start to their defence.

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

Dr Crokes (file pic).

Source: Tom Beary/INPHO

Click Here: melbourne storm shirt

The opening point from Legion might have hinted at a competitive derby to come but the next 13 points came from Dr Crokes and that was pretty much the story of the first half. Tony Brosnan took up from where he left off in the third round win over West Kerry and scored six of those points, with a couple of converted frees from Daithi Casey and a brace from Brian Looney as Crokes took a 0-13 to 0-1 lead to the interval.

The first three points after the restart were Legion’s, including two from James O’Donoghue, but the comeback was short-lived when Looney rolled the ball past Kerry goalkeeper Brian Kelly after the ball had broke kindly to him off Brosnan and two Legion defenders.

That was game, set and match for Dr Crokes and it was simply a matter of how much they’d win by. Colm Cooper came in off the Dr Crokes bench to kick a point as Brosnan finished the game with nine scores.

Colm Cooper.

Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO

O’Donoghue ended the game with six points but Legion never drew a save from Shane Murphy and they tamely exited the Championship after their early promise in the first two rounds.

Kerry SFC semi-final draw

  • Kerins O’Rahillys v Dr Crokes
  • Dingle v East Kerry

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Conor Lehane leads the way as Midleton defeat Blackrock at Páirc Uí Chaoimh to book final spot

Blackrock 3-11
Midleton 2-16

Stephen Walsh reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh

MIDLETON WILL FACE Imokilly on 14 October in Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the title of Cork Senior Hurling Champions, beating last year’s finalists Blackrock by two points.

The first half was a tense affair with Midleton having a five point lead at the break thanks to Conor Lehane’s goal after 14 minutes.

The second half came to life with Luke O’Farrell giving Midleton a big lead early in the half but credit to Blackrock they fought back with two goals from Michael O’Halloran and Tadgh Deasy to set up an exciting finale.

The opening minutes were close with Michael O’Halloran opening the scoring with a free, one of three points he would score in the opening half.

Paul Haughney.

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

Midleton followed with points from Paul Haughney, Cormac Beausang and Paul White to lead 0-4 to 0-3 after 11 minutes.

On 14 minutes, Lehane scored his side’s first goal when responding quickest to an O’Farrell effort that hit the post to blast the ball past David O’Shea in the Blackrock goal.

Haughney pointed along with two pointed frees from Lehane making it 1-7 to 0-5 on 18 minutes.

Click Here: hurricanes rugby jersey

Blackrock responded with points from Ger Regan, David O’Farrell and O’Halloran to close the gap before Haughney scored on the verge of half time to leave five between them at the break.

Luke O’Farrell scored his side’s second goal on 33 minutes when finishing to the net from 12 yards making it 2-10 to 0-8.

Substitute Tommy O’Connell and Beausang added points to make it 2-12 to 0-8 on 39 minutes.

However, Blackrock were not finished yet and they introduced Shane O’Keeffe into full forward on 40 minutes and he had a big impact for the final 20 minutes.

Tadgh Deasy had a shot for goal saved well by Tommy Wallace on 43 minutes following a good solo run.

Fulltime from Pairc Ui Chaoimh in the @OfficalCorkGAA County Senior Hurling Championship Midleton 2-16 v Blackrock 3-11 , brilliant stuff lads @midleton_LGFA @MidletonCamogie

— Midleton GAA (@MidletonGaa) September 30, 2018

Two minutes later, they would get their first goal when O’Keeffe was fouled in the square. O’Halloran stepped up to score the penalty.

The momentum was now all with Blackrock as Wallace saved Kevin O’Keeffe’s shot with his rebound stopped on the line by Luke Dineen.

Lehane pointed a few times to extend the lead for Midleton but it was all Blackrock as O’Halloran scored a 21 yard free to make it 2-11 to 2-16 on 51 minutes.

In added time, Tadgh Deasy scored a goal to make it 3-11 to 2-16. They would have a few more goal chances but Wallace was equal to the efforts as his side progress to the final.

Blackrock scorers: M O’Halloran 2-4, 1-2 free, 1-0 penalty, T Deasy 1-2, S Murphy 0-2, G Regan 0-1, D O’Farrell 0-1, J O’Sullivan 0-1

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

Midleton scorers: C Lehane 1-6, 0-2 free, 0-2 65, P Haughney 0-3, L O’Farrell 1-1,  C Beausang 0-3, P White 0-1, T O’Connell 0-1, S O’Meara 0-1

Blackrock

1 David O’Shea

2 Gary Norberg
3 John Cashman
4 Conor O’Brien

5 Daniel Meaney
6 Niall Cashman
7 Andrew Murphy

8 David Farrell
9 Stephen Murphy

10 Kevin O’Keeffe
11 Alan O’Callaghan
12 Ger Regan

13 Tadgh Deasy
14 Michael O’Halloran
15 John O’Sullivan

Substitutions

29 Cathal Cormack for Andrew Murphy (40)
27 Shane O’Keeffe for Regan (40)
26 Mark O’Keeffe for Deasy (43-45, blood sub)
22 Eoin Smith for O’Farrell (60+1)

Midleton

1 Tommy Wallace

18 Eoghan Moloney
3 Finbarr O’Mahoney
2 Seadnaidh Smyth

7 James Nagle
6 Sean O’Leary Hayes
4 Luke Dineen

8 Paul Haughney
9 Seamus O’Farrell

13 Cormac Beausang
14 Luke O’Farrell
10 Cormac Walsh

5 Sean O’Meara
11 Conor Lehane
15 Patrick White

Substitutions

23 Tommy O’Connell for White (37)
12 Padraig Nagle for O’Meara (47)
25 Garan Manley for Lehane (60+2)

Referee: Joe Larkin (Ballinora)

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Three in-a-row chasing St Vincent’s power into semis with 12-point win over Castleknock

St Vincent’s 1-21
Castleknock 1-9

Stephen O’Meara reports from Parnell Park

TODAY’S SECOND DUBLIN SFC quarter final saw a re-run of the 2016 final as Castleknock hoped to advance past holders, St Vincent’s.

The big story was the return of Diarmuid Connolly for Vincent’s, as a 49th minute substitute, though the game had already gone far out of reach for Castleknock at this point.

The contest opened in rip-roaring fashion as Ciarán Kilkenny, positioned at full forward, netted with Castleknock’s first attack of the game.

However, no sooner had Knock taken an early lead of a goal and a point, than a fifth-minute Mossy Quinn goal, at the other end, brought the holders back to level scores at 1-1 apiece.

St. Vincent’s Eamonn Fennell and Kevin Kindlon of Castleknock.

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

A tit-for-tat first half would see possession maintenance key and it looked like there would be the mere minimum between the sides at the break before two late first half points from Shane Carthy and Éamonn Fennell put the holders three to the good at the break, 1-9 to 1-6.

After a number of early stoppages early in the second half Vincent’s began to dominate Knock’s kick-out reeling off six unanswered points in eight minutes to put an unsurmountable nine between the sides.

With Knock unable to make inroads into Vincents’ organised zonal defence, into the wind, the Marino men continued to control the game.

Castleknock’s Ciaran Kilkenny and Eamonn Fennell of St. Vincent’s.

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

The biggest cheer of the second half came when Connolly came off the bench with eleven minutes remaining, but it was their other substitute, Enda Varley, who would score three second half points to rub salt into the Castleknock wounds, running out emphatic twelve point winners, 1-21 to 1-9.

Scorers for Vincent’s: Tomás Quinn 1-6 (4f), Cormac Diamond 0-3, Enda Varley 0-3, Shane Carthy 0-2, Éamonn Fennell 0-2, Lorcan Smyth 0-1, Nathan Mullins 0-1, Adam Baxter 0-1, Lorcan Galvin 0-1, Gavin Burke 0-1.

Scorers for Castleknock: Ciarán Kilkenny 1-1, Kevin Kindlon 0-3, Tommy McDaniel 0-3 (1f), Ben Galvin 0-1, Séamus O’Carroll 0-1.

St Vincent’s

1. Michael Savage

18. Fiachra Breathnach
2. Mick Concarr
4. Craig Wilson

7. Brendan Egan
6. Ger Brennan
10. Gavin Burke

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

8. Nathan Mullins
23. Éamonn Fennell

9. Lorcan Galvin
11. Lorcan Smyth
12. Cormac Diamond

17. Adam Baxter
14. Shane Carthy
15. Tomás Quinn

Subs

5. James McCusker for Wilson (HT)
13. Enda Varley for Baxter (44)
22. Joe Feeney for Fennell (49)
19. Diarmuid Connolly for Smyth (49)
25. Seán Lambe for Brennan (52)
26. Rian McBride for Galvin (56)

Castleknock

1. Morven Connolly

25. Darragh Warnock
3. Tom Quinn
17. Eoin O’Brien

5. Tom Shields
6. Graham Hannigan
18. Fintan Sweeney

8. Shane Boland
7. Greg Gibson

19. Séamus O’Carroll
11. Ben Galvin
12. Kevin Kindlon
24. Tommy Corcoran

14. Ciarán Kilkenny
23. Tommy McDaniel

Subs

20 James Sherry for Sweeney (HT)
10 Rob Shaw for Sherry (32) (black card)
15 Rory Corcoran for Gibson (36)
13 Mikey Galvin for T Corcoran (43)
4 Niall Milmore for Warnock (60)

Referee: Liam Aherne Clarke.

Click Here: New Zealand Kiwis rugby store

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Clonoulty/Rossmore and Nenagh Éire Óg ease to victory in Dolla to book Tipp semi-final spots

Shane Brophy reports from Dolla

CLONOULTY/ROSSMORE AND NENAGH Éire Óg booked their places in the semi-finals of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship following deserved quarter-final wins in Dolla on Sunday afternoon.

Clonoulty/Rossmore led from pillar to post as they were too good for Kiladangan, 1-19 to 1-15. The West Tipp side got off to a lively start with the first four points and led 0-8 to 0-4 after 22 minutes with Dillon Quirke and Fiachra O’Keeffe at the fore.

Kiladangan found some rhythm coming up to half-time and managed to erase the deficit to go in at the break level at 0-9 apiece with Paul Flynn and Tadgh Gallagher their leading performers.

Clonoulty edged back in front early in the second half with the turning point coming on forty minutes when Conor Hammersley was pulled down in the square and Cathal Bourke slotted the penalty to the net.

Clonoulty led by as many as seven when Kiladangan, aided by good scores from Loughnane and Ciaran Kelly cut the gap to four but Clonoulty eased any pressure with Timmy Hammersley converting late frees to ease them to victory with Kiladangan managing a late consolation goal from Ciaran Kelly.

Nenagh Éire Óg booked their semi-final place with a 2-17 to 0-18 win over Loughmore/Castleiney.

Two goals inside the first 15 minutes from Philip Hickey and Tommy Heffernan set Nenagh on their way, and Loughmore missed a chance to narrow the deficit when they had a penalty saved in the 25th minute.

Nenagh, with Tipp senior panellist Jake Morris in fine form along with Michael Heffernan and Paddy Murphy, took a 2-9 to 0-8 lead to the break.

They needed it facing into the stiff breeze and a redoubtable Loughmore side in the second half where they dug in with Ciaran Connolly, John Meagher and Liam McGrath landing key scores to cut the margin to three with five minutes of normal time remaining.

But Nenagh saw out the closing stages well with Daire Quinn superb in defence, with Morris and Killian Gleeson easing any concerns with late points to see them through to the semi-final.

Following the game, the semi-final draw was made with holders Thurles Sarsfields drawn to face Nenagh Éire Óg with Clonoulty/Rossmore meeting Toomevara with both games to be played next Sunday, 7 October, likely at Semple Stadium.

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Click Here: usa rugby jersey

Last four! Here are the Dublin senior football championship semi-final draws

THE NEXT CHALLENGE to St Vincent’s three in-a-row bid comes in the form of Kevin McManamon’s St Judes side in the Dublin SFC 1 semi-final.

The last four draw was made this evening, pitting the reigning champions against the southsiders while Ballyboden St Enda’s and Kilmacud Crokes will go head-to-head in the other clash.

Last night, St Jude’s stunned a star-studded Ballymun side featuring James McCarthy, Philly McMahon, Dean Rock, John Small and Evan Comerford.

Cork forward Niall Coakley and McManamon led the charge while Kieran Doherty slotted a stoppage-time winner to book their date with St Vincent’s, 12-point victors over Castleknock this evening.

2016 All-Ireland club champions Ballybodden powered past Na Fianna last night on a scoreline of 3-13 to 0-15, while Kilmacud Crokes comfortably beat St Sylvester’s to nail down their semi-final showdown.

The Dublin SFC 2 semi-final draw was also made this evening — St Mary’s face Fingallians while Naomh Olaf/Thomas Davis and Cuala lock horns for those coveted decider spots.

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

Click Here: state of origin merchandise

Dublin Senior 1 Football Championship – Semi Final draw@clgnaomhjude v @StVincentsGAA1@Bodengaa v @KCrokesGAAClub#DSFC1

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) September 30, 2018

Source: Dublin GAA/Twitter

Dublin SFC 1 semi-finals:

  • St Jude’s v St Vincent’s
  • Ballyboden St Enda’s v Kilmacud Crokes

Dublin SFC 2 semi-finals:

  • St Mary’s v Fingallians 
  • Naomh Olaf/Thomas Davis v Cuala

Dublin Senior 2 Football Championship – Semi Final draw@StMarysSaggart v @Fingallians@NaomhOlaf/@tomasdaibhis v @CualaCLG#DSFC2

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) September 30, 2018

Source: Dublin GAA/Twitter

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite pictures from the sporting week

1. Europe’s Thorbjørn Olesen and Rory McIlroy fist bump at the 2018 Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony

Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO

2. West Ham players celebrate Marko Arnautovic’s goal in front of Man United manager Jose Mourinho

Source: Ian Walton

3. Joey Carbery on his way to scoring a try against Ulster at Thomond Park on Saturday

Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

4. Roy Keane takes to the field during the Liam Miller Tribute Match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO

5. St. Vincents’ Diarmuid Connolly warms up against Castleknock in the Dublin SFC quarter-final at Parnell Park

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

6. Bohemians supporters pictured during their FAI Cup semi-final against Cork City

Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO

 

7. Paul Mannion in action for Kilmacud Crokes during their Dublin SFC quarter-final against St. Sylvesters

Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO

Be part
of the team

Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership.

Become a Member

8. Denis Irwin celebrates with Ryan Giggs after scoring the first ever soccer goal at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO

9. Captain Johnny Sexton takes to the field for Leinster’s PRO14 game against Connacht at the Showgrounds

Source: James Crombie/INPHO

10. Team Europe captain Thomas Bjorn lifts the Ryder Cup

Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO

The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!

Click Here: Alphatauri Racing Suit