GAA fixtures chief responds to Jim McGuinness' stinging criticism of Roscommon venue for Mayo v Donegal clash
GAA fixtures chief Brian Carroll has staunchly defended the decision to fix yesterday's All-Ireland SFC group showdown between Donegal and Mayo for 'neutral' Roscommon.
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Irish Times
34 minutes ago
- Irish Times
Drogheda United's expulsion from Conference League confirmed as court appeal fails
Drogheda United have lost their appeal against their expulsion from the Uefa Conference League to the Court for Arbitration for Sport. Drogheda have been excluded from Tuesday's Uefa Conference League first round qualifier draw, ahead of the opening fixtures in July, because The Trivela Group, a US investment firm, owns a majority stake in the Louth club and Danish side Silkeborg IF. Under Uefa laws 'no individual or legal entity' can control two teams competing in the same European competition. Silkeborg secured their place over Kevin Doherty's side as they finished higher in the Danish league last season than Drogheda's ninth-placed finish in the League of Ireland. READ MORE 'It is with great heartbreak and disbelief that we inform you we have lost our appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,' the club said in a statement. 'After months of engagement, constructive dialogue, countless hours of legal preparation, and multiple proposals based on frameworks that have been accepted in the past, we have come up short. Despite genuine and vocal support across the football world, the ruling did not fall in our favour. We are heartbroken by the outcome.' As a result, Drogheda are set to lose out on a minimum €525,000 in Uefa prize money, despite qualifying for the Conference League by beating Derry City in the FAI Cup final last November. Neither Derry nor any other Irish club can replace Drogheda, and join Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic in Tuesday's draw as they missed the deadline for a Uefa licence.
Irish Examiner
an hour ago
- Irish Examiner
No time to savour Roscommon victory as Dublin in Croke Park looms for Cork and John Cleary
Not for preparation purposes but John Cleary sure would have liked a little more time for his Cork players to savour their victory over Roscommon on Saturday. The reward for their efforts is an All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final date with Dublin in Croke Park this Saturday with a 6.15pm throw-in. Dessie Farrell's side are in the same boat having defeated Derry this past weekend and it's a game Cleary is relishing. However, the inability to celebrate a major win is something he laments. The same happened two years ago when they finished out their group campaign with a fine win over Mayo to seal a home preliminary quarter-final against Roscommon the following weekend. Cork simply have to move on and quickly. 'That's kind of the problem with the new system,' remarked Cleary. 'I said to the lads in the dressing room after the game on Saturday that in my time when you won a big game like that you'd have at least one of two days celebrating it before you'd get back at it. "But we knew coming down the road what was coming and the lads were all in recovery mode and looking forward to this weekend. 'It is the one drawback in this system that fellas train so hard and we all prepare so hard for it, and you don't get the time to enjoy it properly because you can't as no sooner that it happens, you have a bigger test coming the following week. 'The games just come so fast and I think there's a lack of enjoyment when you do win a game because you've no time. It's one of the weaknesses of the split season not to be able to sit back and enjoy things. "You're straight into preparing for what happens next.' Nevertheless, Cleary was happy with the draw. 'It's certainty now, we knew it was going to be Ballybofey, Newry or Croke Park and out of the three venues we're happy it's going to Croke Park. 'Both Donegal and Down were very impressive and it was a much of a muchness who we'd be playing but from a logistical point of view and playing in the top stadium in the country we'd be happy with that.' Saturday will mark the first championship meeting between Cork and Dublin since their 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final where Dublin won by 11 points as they pulled away in the third quarter. 'I think we always play reasonably well against them, so we just hope that continues the weekend,' Cleary said. 'We played them in 2019 as well and from memory off the top of my head Cork acquitted themselves very well. 'The Dubs got through for a few goals there, particularly towards the end and that was the six-in-a-row team and they were outstanding. We know they're going to be formidable again the next day. "Maybe they've lost a few players and they're in transition but any time you go to play Dublin in Croke Park, it's going to be a big task. 'But, look, we're looking forward to it. We played them in the league a couple of years ago and it was a close game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Dublin won by two points).' Cleary's main injury concern is Paul Walsh, who went off with a quad injury after scoring a point in the 56th minute against Roscommon and he is being assessed to see if he is available for the trip to the capital. Meanwhile, the chances of an Armagh-Kerry All-Ireland quarter-final the weekend after next are strong if the form guides are to be trusted. Victories for Kerry against Cavan, Dublin over Cork, Donegal against Louth and Galway over Down would mean guarantee a first Armagh-Kerry last-eight game since 2006, when current Armagh coach Kieran Donaghy turned the game in Kerry's favour, and a repeat of last year's All-Ireland semi-final. Due to the avoidance of repeat pairings from the provincial finals and group fixtures, All-Ireland champions Armagh would not be able to meet Donegal after their Ulster decider or their fellow group members Dublin and Galway. Like Cork, Kerry will play on Saturday when they will take on Cavan in Fitzgerald Stadium at 3.30pm. The other two preliminary quarter-finals – Down v Galway and Donegal v Louth – are set for 1.45pm and 4pm starts in Newry and Ballybofey on Sunday. The Dublin-Cork game on Saturday is the second part of a double-header featuring the Dublin-Limerick All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, which throws in at 4pm. In the other last six Liam MacCarthy Cup game, Galway and Tipperary meet in TUS Gaelic Grounds at 6.15pm. It is the third time in six seasons that the Limerick venue hosts the counties's quarter-final. There will be no draw required for the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals. Should the provincial finalists Limerick and Galway both fail to win this weekend, Tipperary will face Kilkenny on July 6 and Dublin will meet Cork the evening before as provincial round-robin pairings are also avoided. The Tailteann Cup semi-finals – Limerick v Wicklow and Kildare v Fermanagh – have been given 2pm and 4pm slots on Sunday. Finally, Thurles's FBD Semple Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the Clare-Waterford All-Ireland minor hurling final on Saturday week. The game will have a 5.15pm throw-in and will be televised live on TG4. SATURDAY All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals Kerry v Cavan Fitzgerald Stadium, 3.30pm, GAA+ Dublin v Cork Croke Park, 6.15pm, GAA+ All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Dublin v Limerick Croke Park, 4pm, RTÉ Galway v Tipperary TUS Gaelic Grounds, 6.15pm, RTÉ TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship, Round 3 Group 1 Tipperary v Donegal Bansha, 1pm Group 2 Mayo v Cork Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, 3pm Group 3 Armagh v Kildare Box-It Athletic Grounds, 2pm Group 4 Leitrim v Waterford Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, 2pm Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship, Round 4 Group 1 Cork v Clare TBC, 2pm Limerick v Tipperary TBC, 2pm Group 2 Kilkenny v Galway TBC 4pm Waterford v Dublin TBC, 4pm SUNDAY All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. Down v Galway Páirc Esler, 1.45pm, GAA+ Donegal v Louth MacCumhaill Park, 4pm, GAA+ Tailteann Cup semi-finals Wicklow v Limerick Croke Park, 2pm, RTÉ. Kildare v Fermanagh Croke Park, 4pm, RTÉ Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC semi-finals Kerry v Mayo Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, 3.30pm, TG4. Roscommon v Tyrone Kingspan Breffni, 1.30pm, TG4.
The Irish Sun
an hour ago
- The Irish Sun
‘Just in time for Father's Day' – Dublin GAA legends welcome the birth of precious baby daughter
DUBLIN GAA legends Niamh McEvoy and Dean Rock have announced the birth of their second child - a girl named Rose. Dean is now firmly outnumbered as they're a family of four with their first daughter Sadie Advertisement 3 The couple have 13 All-Ireland triumphs between them Credit: @neevymc 3 Dean, 35, is well outnumbered Credit: @neevymc 3 Sadie meeting her little sister for the first time Credit: @neevymc Five-time All-Ireland winner Niamh shared a heartwarming montage of their first moments together as a foursome at the maternity hospital. She captioned it: "Our newest arrival, Rose Anna Rock, is here just in time for Father's Day. "Happy Father's Day, @deanorock! All your girls love you beyond measure." The timely news was warmly received by a whole host of legendary names across Dublin men's and ladies football. Advertisement Read More On GAA Hannah Tyrrell, who Another current star in Ciaran Kilkenny was similarly on hand as he added: "Congrats to you both!" Philly McMahon, Rock's longtime teammate with Ballymun Kickhams as well as the Dubs, also offered up his best. He posted: "Congrats to you both (love heart emoji)." Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Rock Her career also encompassed a stint Down Under between 2020-2021 with longtime county teammate Sinead Goldrick as they lined out in the AFLW for Melbourne Football Club. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather Aside from their growing brood, Dean and Niamh now keep themselves busy by running a cafe in Garristown on the Dublin/Meath border. It was through football that their paths first crossed in 2014 while both helping out at a summer camp for kids. Advertisement
