Double delight for North End United as Forth Celtic pay penalty in Wexford FC Cup final
North End United 2 Forth Celtic 2 (AET, North End won 6-5 on penalties)
Wexford People
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North End United had to do in the hard way, but they eventually got the better of Forth Celtic on spot-kicks in Ferrycarrig Park on Sunday to win the Wexford FC Cup for an incredible 14th time.
It completed a league and cup double for Gary Dempsey's side in his first full season as sole manager and, while it won't make up for the disappointment of losing out to Fairview Rangers in the FAI Junior Cup final, it will allow them to go into the summer break with smiles on their faces.
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Irish Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Rival managers differ on referee changeover as Cork end Limerick's Munster reign
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'I think everybody would agree that it's in normal play that a game should be finished,' said Kiely. 'But listen, these are the rules, these are the procedures and we have to go with that, you know. 'Fair play to Cork. They took the penalties when it came around. In fairness to Pat [Ryan], Pat has done a fantastic job with that Cork team and, you know, to come down here and to get a win, is a serious achievement in a Munster final and we have to acknowledge that.' Kiely and his Cork counterpart Ryan made eight substitutions each over the course of the evening but there was another required on top of that as linesman James Owens had to take the whistle from Thomas Walsh in the first half of extra time, the Waterford official going down seemingly with cramp. There was a feeling that Walsh had refereed the game too loosely, but implicit in Kiely's praise of his performance was criticism of how Owens assumed the role. That injury time at the end of extra time extended beyond three minutes, allowing Fitzgibbon to convert a 65 to bring the tie to penalties, was one bone of contention for Kiely. 'I'd have to go and study it and watch it,' he said. 'You know, I thought Thomas did a great job, you and it was a pity that he got injured. But I thought he did a fantastic job. 'So, you know, we have to move on now. That's the end of the Munster Championship for us. I'm very, very happy with our performance levels right throughout the Munster Championship. 'We'll reset, we'll take a little breather now for the next few days, and I've no doubt the men in that dressing room will regroup, dust themselves down, and will really want to push forward now and, you know, be the very best that they can be in the remainder of this Championship.' The rival managerial camps had both made for Walsh at half-time of normal time amid a questionable call that had gone in Limerick's favour just before the whistle, and Ryan wasn't so perturbed about the subsequent transition from Walsh to Owens. 'I'll tell you now, that game was going so long now, I didn't notice, I couldn't tell you about referees or things,' said the Cork boss. 'What you're doing is you're just fighting tooth and nail for every ball.' For Ryan and Cork, while nobody seriously believed that they were 16 points worse than Limerick after losing to them by that margin three weeks earlier and a response from them was always likely, it was still a notable feat to return to the Gaelic Grounds and contain them when they had been so rampant. 'To be honest, we were just focused on coming up here and really going to battle with Limerick and represent the jersey, represent our people,' said Ryan. 'The last day, the people are spending money to come up here and we didn't give them any value for money the last day. I think both teams gave fierce value for money to their supporters today and to everyone.' In terms of entertainment, it was certainly a game that kept people engaged throughout, though the quality was lacking on both sides and Kiely acknowledged that afterwards. He added: 'I think both teams possibly didn't hit the markers that they might have been hoping to hit. I think both will look back on their performance and feel it could have been better. 'All you can do is do your best. And I thought that our boys gave absolutely everything they had in the tank and I can, you only be proud of that. I think we'll regroup, we'll refresh, we'll come again.' 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Irish Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cork dethrone Limerick in epic Munster final to blow Championship wide open
Limerick 2-27 Cork 1-30 AET - Cork win 3-2 on have ended Limerick's long reign in Munster after a dramatic penalty shootout the teams deadlocked after extra time, penalties were needed to separate the sides - a first in top tier hurling Championship history - and Cork held their nerve to claim a first provincial title since 2018 and move into an All-Ireland semi-final, with Limerick's seven-in-a-row ambitions the shootout Cork blinked first when Darragh Fitzgibbon, who had sent the game to penalties, saw his effort saved by Nickie Quaid as Diarmaid Byrnes and Aaron Gillane converted for Barry Murphy (wide), Tom Morrissey (saved) and finally Declan Hannon (wide) all subsequently missed for the home side, with Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston and Alan Connolly on target to secure Cork's 55th Munster won the toss, Cork played with the elements in the first half as they looked to get a foothold rather than be cut adrift by half-time as happened on their previous visit three weeks a basic level, it worked as they led by four points at the break but the lead didn't quite feel like it was enough, particularly when Cork's nine first half wides were set aside Limerick's went 0-3 to 0-0 in front by the sixth minute, with two Patrick Horgan points and another from Seamus Harnedy, but within three minutes Limerick were level with Morrissey making a good start as he hit a pair of points either side of one from Aidan O'Connor, who was making his first Championship start. 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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Irish Independent
Glynn Barntown edge out Forth Celtic to take Under-13 Cup
Glynn Barntown took the Wexford Schoolboys Soccer Under-13 Cup with a hard-earned victory over Forth Celtic in Ballycullane on Monday.
