Tipperary crush Cork with second-half final masterclass to claim All-Ireland crown
RTE's Pat McGrath speaks to relieved Tipperary hurling fans in Thurles, after their side won the Liam McCarthy Cup.
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Irish Examiner
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- Irish Examiner
Tipp stars back in action as All-Ireland hero McCarthy nets again
Six days on from Tipperary's All-Ireland triumph, Robert Doyle captured further silverware as Clonoulty-Rossmore claimed the West Tipp SHC title. Wearing number 14 but lining out at full-back, Doyle drove forward 60 yards with the sliotar before offloading to Stephen Ferncombe for the 57th-minute clinching goal in a 2-17 to 1-16 triumph over Cashel King Cormacs. Centre-forward Ferncombe tallied 2-10 (1-3 from play) across the hour, but man-of-the-match honours went to goalkeeper Jason O'Dwyer for producing three outstanding saves. Captain Jack Ryan, son of Tipp legend Declan, clipped 0-3 before lifting the O'Dwyer Cup in Golden. Clonoulty wrapped up their ninth consecutive title, and 25th in total, while Cashel's 30-year wait for goes on. Cashel's defensive spine of brothers Eoghan and Ronan Connolly supplied two points each from play, while the Tipp senior added three long-range frees. The Eoin Cadogan-coached side jumped off to a three-point head start, but the first major turning point was a rocket-launched Ferncombe free from his own 45 which bounced to the net. O'Dwyer's low save from Cathal Quinn ensured the champions would lead 1-8 to 0-8 at the break. O'Dwyer then denied Ger Browne and David McGrath, but Adrian Cummins rattled the net in between to reignite the Cashel challenge. Eoghan Connolly finally brought them level with seven minutes to play, but the holders kicked on with a 1-2 burst. Meanwhile, Rhys Shelly saved his second penalty of the week as Moycarkey-Borris saw off Loughmore-Castleiney by 4-25 to 2-20 in the Mid Tipp quarter-final. Harty Cup final goalscorer Jack Hayes raised two green flags and Bill Flanagan netted two more. At one stage, Eddie Brennan's men took Loughmore for 2-7 without reply to avenge last year's final defeat. The dual county champions fought back with goals from Liam and Tomás McGrath, but Shelly stopped John McGrath's penalty in stoppage time to snuff out any hint of a comeback. With the semi-finals scheduled for Wednesday, Moycarkey will face Thurles Sarsfields in the last four, while JK Brackens will meet Holycross-Ballycahill, who defeated Drom & Inch by 0-35 to 3-22. Even without the injured Bryan O'Mara, Holycross began in highly impressive fashion to construct a wind-assisted 0-21 to 1-7 half-time cushion. Their long-range shooters Joe Caesar and Tiarnán Ryan finished with 0-5 each, while free-taker Darragh Woods nailed 0-11 among 13 different scorers. Drom came with a late charge as All-Ireland Schools and U20 champion Cormac Fitzpatrick picked off 1-11, while Tony Cahill and David Collins added 1-3 each to finish four adrift. Elsewhere, Darragh McCarthy scored his second penalty of the week as Toomevara fended off Lorrha-Dorrha by 2-21 to 1-21 to advance to the North Tipp semi-finals. They will meet Kiladangan, who breezed through with a 2-29 to 0-16 romp past Roscrea. John and Dan O'Meara got the goals. Kilruane MacDonaghs overhauled Nenagh Éire Óg to join them in the final four. Trailing by two at the break, the 2022 county champions turned the game with Thomas Cleary and Cian Darcy goals. Darcy ended on 1-7 from play to outlast Tommy Heffernan's late goal in a 2-22 to 1-21 success. They will play Borris-Ileigh, who received a bye. The South Tipp hurling final will be contested between holders Carrick Swan and Killenaule after respective wins over Mullinahone and St Mary's. It took the Swans just a minute to find the net through Callum Walsh, while Callum Lanigan arrowed over 0-13 (six from play). Mullinahone left it too late for Cillian Direen's consolation goal in a 1-23 to 1-15 defeat. Michael Doyle's goal before half-time was crucial in overcoming Richie Gunne's major in a 1-23 to 1-18 win for Killenaule. Goalkeeper John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer scored 0-5 (4 frees) for the victorious Robins.
Irish Independent
12 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Tommy Conlon: Liam Cahill convinced Tipperary that they could turn the tide
Victory seemed unlikely after a bruising first half In order to absolutely convince his players that the strike against the head is possible, the manager presumably must first convince himself. In the countdown to last Sunday's All-Ireland final, Liam Cahill's Tipperary players obviously bought what he was selling whole and entire. It wasn't flimflam that he was selling. You won't get shoddy goods past an adult audience in any dressing room these days. They are too well-schooled already in the talk that is credible and the talk that is not. They will have their ears pricked for anything shallow or impractical. Their time is precious and they won't want it wasted.
Extra.ie
14 hours ago
- Extra.ie
Second chance for Cork GAA as camogie team meet Galway in 2025 final
Cork will have another chance at All Ireland glory when the camogie team take on Galway in two week's time for the All Ireland Camogie final. The teams won their respective semi-finals which took place on Saturday in Kilkenny's Nowlan Park. Cork beat Waterford on a score of 1-21 to 1-11, while Galway overcame Tipperary with the final score 1-18 to 1-11. 2Cork will have another chance at All Ireland glory when the camogie team take on Galway in two week's time for the All Ireland Camogie final. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile Ailish O'Reilly was crowned player of the match for Galway and confirmed her teammates were eager to get back into the final following the 'heartbreak' of last year's defeat against Cork. 'We could obviously only take one day at a time,' she said, 'I think we believed in ourselves and kept all the noise outside of our group.' Cork player of the match, Saoirse McCarthy was delighted following the win, noting: 'These are the days you train for. Cork beat Waterford on a score of 1-21 to 1-11, while Galway overcame Tipperary with the final score 1-18 to 1-11. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile 'We have Galway now in two weeks time and we're going to prepare for that for the next two weeks. We're going to go at it.' The clash between Cork and Galway is a repeat of last year's All Ireland Senior Camogie final, with Cork hoping to make it three-in-a-row — a feat which hasn't been completed since Wexford in 2020 to 2012. Last year, the difference was all in one single goal with the finals core 1-16 to 16 points. The repeat clash between the two teams takes place in two weeks time on Sunday, August 10 at Croke Park. Meanwhile, Derry's camogie team were relegated to the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship for 2026 following a defeat in the relegation play-offs against Wexford earlier in the month. The Oak Leaf County lost against the Model County in Louth on a huge score of 4-21 to nine points.
