Kerry pushed all the way by Cavan in thrilling All-Ireland MFC quarter-final
A patchy Kerry were put to the absolute pin of their collar before edging out a never-say-die Cavan in an exciting Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC quarter-final played in windy conditions at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise.
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O'Leary and O'Shea star as Kerry open All-Ireland defence with win over Mayo
The 42 Kerry 0-13 Mayo 1-4 Dan Kearney reports from Austin Stack Park DANIELLE O'LEARY STRUCK for four points off the bench and Siofra O'Shea also hit four as TG4 All-Ireland champions Kerry overcame a spirited Mayo at Austin Stack Park in this Group 2 Round 1 encounter. Kerry, playing with a very strong breeze into the Dunnes Stores end of the ground, made the brighter start and found themselves four points to the good after 13 minutes. Mixing long and short ball into O'Shea in the full forward line, the hosts got off the mark 35 seconds in when midfielder Anna Galvin pointed from distance. Caoimhe Evans found O'Shea with a long ball and she punched over in the sixth minute before adding her second two minutes later following a sweeping move. Aishling O'Connell then popped over through the middle to put Kerry four ahead. Mayo finally started to get their hands on the ball around the middle of the field, with Erin Murray showing well, and their reward came in the 13th minute when a shot for a point from Hannah Reape fell short and was fielded inside by Clodagh Keane. Keane's initial effort was blocked by Emma Costello but the Knockmore player gathered the rebound and finished expertly past Mary Ellen Bolger. Kerry hit back with O'Shea's second point of the game, before Hannah Reape responded for the visitors. Carmody slotted over for Kerry, before Julia Gawalkiewicz made a smart save at the feet of the energetic O'Shea. Sinead Walsh then hit two brilliant individual points for Mayo before O'Shea struck for her third score of the half — and Kerry's third from outside the big arc — to see the hosts take a tentative 0-7 to 1-3 lead in at half time. O'Leary was introduced at half time and pointed a couple of minutes after a fine effort from Niamh Carmody, Kerry taking advantage of the yellow-carded Hannah Reape, who saw the sin bin following a charge into Carmody. Advertisement Walsh hit her third of the game from a free, but O'Leary responded for Kerry in the 40th minute with her second of the contest after good work from Ní Chonchúir and Anna Galvin to see Kerry lead by 0-10 to 1-4. The Kingdom scored three without reply during Reape's absence. O'Leary struck for her third and O'Shea added her fourth as a misfiring Mayo failed to add to to their second half single score. O'Leary then hit her fourth as Kerry finished comprehensive six-point winners. Kerry travel to play Munster rivals Cork next Saturday, while Mayo have a week off before entertaining the Rebels on 21 June. Scorers for Kerry: S O'Shea 0-4, D O'Leary 0-4, N Carmody 0-2, A Galvin 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1f. Scorers for Mayo: S Walsh 0-3 (1f), C Keane 1-0, H Reape 0-1. KERRY: M.E. Bolger; R Rahilly ,E Lynch, F O'Donoghue; A O'Connell, E Costello, C Lynch; M O'Connell, A Galvin ; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchúir, C Evans; K Brosnan, J Lucey, S O'Shea. Subs: N Broderick for R Rahilly 28, D O'Leary for K Brosnan, A Dillane for C Lynch (both h/t), N Quinn for J Lucey 52, K O'Connor for N Carmody 58 MAYO: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, N O'Malley, C Durkan; D Caldwell, K Sullivan, S El Massry; H Reape, S Lally; L Hanley, S Walsh, A Flanagan; E Murray, C Keane, C Doherty. Subs: A Geraghty for S E Massry h/t, C Whyte for A Flanagan, A McDonnell for C Doherty (both 42), E Brennan for L Wallace 48, A Gough for H Reape 52. Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow). Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Written by Dan Kearney and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
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Kerry and Tyrone progress to All-Ireland minor football semi-finals
All-Ireland minor football championship quarter-finals Kerry 0-14 Cavan 1-9 Tyrone 1-21 Cork 1-12 Roscommon v Louth, 7pm. ***** KERRY AND TYRONE have booked their spots in the All-Ireland minor football championship semi-finals. Kerry edged past Cavan, and Tyrone defeated Cork, in a quarter-final double header at Laois Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon. Advertisement The Kingdom held on to win by two points, 0-14 to 1-9. Wayne Quillinan's side led 0-6 to 0-1 after 17 minutes, but Cavan roared back and cut the deficit to 0-6 to 0-5 at half time. Similarly, Kerry were fast out of the blocks on the restart, 0-10 to 0-5 in front by 40 minutes, before the Breffni reeled them back in. Matthew Duffy raised the only green flag of the game in the 42nd minute, and Kerry responded well to lead 0-13 to 1-5 in the 48th minute. Cavan's Matthew Duffy celebrates scoring a goal. Leah Scholes / INPHO Leah Scholes / INPHO / INPHO Cavan were strongest from there, outscoring their opponents 0-4 to 0-1, but the Munster champions held on to advance to the last four. Ben Kelliher (0-5, 2 frees) and Kevin Griffin (0-3, 1 2pt free) led their scoring charge, while Jay Graham (0-5, 2 frees, 1 2pt free) was Cavan's main outlet. Tyrone finished up nine-point winners in the later game in Portlaoise, the Red Hand defeating Cork on a scoreline of 1-21 to 1-12. The Ulster champions — they beat Cavan in the final — stormed into a 1-6 to 0-1 lead inside 11 minutes. Cathal Farleys's fourth-minute goal sent them on their way, but Cork hit back with one of their own through Ben Corkery Delaney. That made it 1-9 to 1-6 in the 24th minute, and Tyrone were six points to the good, 1-13 to 1-7, at the break. Cork's Ronan Hayes tackles Mark Kennedy of Tyrone. Leah Scholes / INPHO Leah Scholes / INPHO / INPHO Cork remained in contention in the third quarter, with Corkery Delaney who finished with 1-4 (1 2pt score) to the fore. But Tyrone finished with a flourish, kicking six of the last seven points as they eased to victory. Farley (1-2), Eoin Long (0-6, 3 frees) and Peter Colton (0-5, 1 2pt score) were prominent before the posts for Michael Donnelly's side. Roscommon and Louth face off in this evening's later quarter-final, while Offaly and Mayo go head-to-head tomorrow.
RTÉ News
8 hours ago
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Substitute Danielle O'Leary catches the eye as Kerry see off spirited Mayo
Danielle O'Leary struck for four points off the bench and Siofra O'Shea also hit four as All-Ireland champions Kerry overcame a spirited Mayo at Austin Stack Park in this Group 2 Round 1 encounter. Kerry, playing with a very strong breeze into the Dunnes Stores end of the ground, made the brighter start and found themselves four points to the good after 13 minutes. Mixing long and short ball into O'Shea in the full forward line the hosts got off the mark 35 seconds in when midfielder Anna Galvin pointed from distance. Caoimhe Evans found O'Shea with a long ball and she punched over in the sixth minute before adding her second two minutes later following a sweeping move. Aishling O'Connell then popped over through the middle to put Kerry four ahead. Mayo finally started to get their hands on the ball around the middle of the field, with Erin Murray showing well, and their reward came in the 13th minute when a shot for a point from Reape fell short and was fielded inside by Clodagh Keane. Keane's initial effort was blocked by Emma Costello but Knockmore player gathered the rebound and finished expertly past Mary Ellen Bolger. Kerry responded with O'Shea's second point of the game, before Reape responded for the visitors. Carmody slotted over for Kerry, before Julia Gawalkiewicz made a smart save at the feet of the energetic O'Shea. Sinead Walsh then hit two brilliant individual points for Mayo before O'Shea struck for her third score of the half, and Kerry's third from outside the big arc, to see the hosts take a tentative 0-7 to 1-3 lead in at half time. O'Leary was introduced at the interval and pointed a couple of minutes after a fine effort from Niamh Carmody, Kerry taking advantage of the yellow carded Reape, who saw the sin bin following a charge into Carmody. Walsh notched her third of the game from a free, but O'Leary responded for Kerry in the 40th minute with her second of the contest after good work from Ní Chonchúir and Anna Galvin to see Kerry lead by 0-10 to 1-4, the kingdom scoring 3 without reply during Reape's absence. O'Leary and Galvin tacked on further scores as a misfiring Mayo failed to add to to their second half single score. O'Leary rounded off the scoring as Kerry finished comprehensive six-point winners. The Kingdom travel to play Munster rivals Cork next Saturday whilst Mayo have a week off before entertaining the rebels on 21 June. Kerry: M.E. Bolger; R Rahilly ,E Lynch, F O'Donoghue; A O'Connell 0-01, E Costello, C Lynch; M O'Connell, A Galvin 0-01; N Carmody 0-02, N Ní Chonchúir, C Evans; K Brosnan 0-01f, J Lucey, S O'Shea 0-04. Subs: N Broderick for R Rahilly 28, D O'Leary 0-04 for K Brosnan, A Dillane for C Lynch (both h/t), N Quinn for J Lucey 52, K O'Connor for N Carmody 58 Mayo: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, N O'Malley, C Durkan; D Caldwell, K Sullivan, S El Massry; H Reape0-01, S Lally; L Hanley, S Walsh 0-03(1f), A Flanagan; E Murray, C Keane 1-00, C Doherty.
