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RTÉ News
29 minutes ago
- RTÉ News
Whistling past the graveyard as Mayo-Donegal head for the Hyde
Mayo and Donegal decamp to the 'neutral' venue of Dr Hyde Park for what is likely to be a do-or-die game for Stephen Rochford's team at any rate. Personally, I could understand how Donegal supporters might be a bit miffed at the choice of venue. But then other options were probably thin on the ground. The Markievicz pitch is closed for maintenance until the new year and Carrick-on-Shannon might struggle to accommodate the two sets of supporters. Notwithstanding the backdrop behind one of the goals, the Hyde has been anything but a graveyard for Mayo in my time. We haven't lost there in championship since the 2001 Connacht final, close to a quarter of a century ago. Given our record in MacHale Park in the last decade or so, I've thought about petitioning the county board to nominate Roscommon as our home pitch in future. The game inevitably sparks memories of the MacHale Park Super 8s game in 2019, which was a very similar scenario. Donegal were Ulster champions and unbeaten that summer. Our backs were to the wall. We had lost to Roscommon earlier that summer and took a pasting off Kerry in Killarney in the opening Super 8s game. It was one of the best atmospheres I've played in at Castlebar. It was a damp Saturday evening but the place was electric. We turned them over for a famous victory. All four teams have two points entering into the final round, which is an unusual situation in itself. But due to the sequence of results, Mayo are in much more urgent need of a result than Donegal. You can probably tell from that that I don't much fancy Cavan's chances against Tyrone, a team who they've lost against relentlessly over the years. The size of Donegal's win in Kingspan Breffni underlined again - if we needed reminding - how awful Mayo were in the first group game. It was a perennial Mayo problem. Deep down, failing to respect the teams we should beat. It could well prove costly. We saw how transformed they were with a completely different attitude in Omagh, where we devoured them at midfield and on breaking ball. It has to be a similar high-octane vibe this Sunday and the context surrounding the game should feed into that. There's no safety net now. But let's not get carried away either. A defeat here and they're likely out of the championship. Meaning that the past three years will have seen a quarter-final exit, a preliminary quarter-final exit and a group stage exit. Not a good trajectory to be on. They also beat a flat Tyrone team, who were without their strongest ball winner in Brian Kennedy. They're facing a different proposition this week. The Ulster champions have a multitude of aerial options. Michael Langan is an imposing presence and a major scoring outlet. Ciaran Thompson is there, Michael Murphy will be drifting into the middle to fetch kickouts. They've Jason McGee waiting on the bench. Then, they'll have the runners shooting in to seize breaking ball and their wide players will be running off the shoulder and then they're pouring forward. On top of that, Shaun Patton's booming kickouts are a ferocious weapon, which can set them off on attacks in a heartbeat. They've an abundance of two-point shooters, from Langan to Paddy McBrearty to Oisín Gallen, an area of the game where Mayo's threat, as has been documented, is almost non-existent. Mayo have a strong record against Donegal - since the 2012 final, we've knocked them out in big championship games in 2013, 2015 and the aforementioned 2019. But looking at it dispassionately, it's hard to conclude that Donegal aren't three to four points the better team currently. Though Mayo being Mayo, I expect them to go down swinging. Who knows? If the game is close in the Hyde and word filters through that Tyrone are winning well in Enniskillen, we might gravitate towards a draw - similar to that league finale in Ballybofey when Kevin McLoughlin scored the equaliser after taking about 86 steps or whatever it was. There will be similar levels of anxiety in Group 4, where supporters will be scrolling their phones to check the other score constantly. Armagh supporters needn't worry about any of that. But I don't see them easing off the throttle this Saturday evening. If anything, I reckon Kieran McGeeney could spy a chance to eliminate one of their chief rivals. Even if he does ring the changes, Armagh have so much depth currently they won't be substantially weakened. We spoke about Donegal's two-point threat earlier. But Galway's two-point obsession was nearly the ruin of them in Celtic Park. Padraic Joyce was understandably happy to have survived at all but if you watch back the closing stages, they had more than enough time and chances to overhaul Derry had they taken more prudent options in attack. Paul Conroy, Cillian McDaid and Dylan McHugh, three of their biggest players last year, were massively subdued and taken off before the end. You could say their depth did save them in the end, with Céin Darcy and, to a lesser extent, Peter Cooke coming good in the closing stages. It's a huge game in Páirc Esler and a nervy one for the Hill. Imagine Dublin tumbling out of the championship this early? Their performance against Armagh was borderline surreal at times. The wild shooting was bad enough. Being guilty of three 'three-up' infractions at this stage of the season was almost beyond belief. Have Derry the tools and the men in form to take them down? They played with staggering intensity at home to Galway and Conor Glass is almost in Footballer of the Year territory (can you win it if your team can't win a match?) Niall Loughlin had a super game the last day but I fear they're over-reliant on the midfield pairing of Glass and Brendan Rogers. Shane McGuigan is still not hitting the heights of 2022-23. And they're still conceding too many goals. Five against Kerry in the league, four against Armagh in the league, four again against Galway the last day... and some of them have been plain chaotic. A lot will depend on whether Con O'Callaghan is back in the saddle this week, but I don't expect as wasteful a shooting display again. My hunch is a Dublin win in Newry, with possibly another drawn game in Cavan. Meaning the Connacht champions will sneak through without needing a win in the Group of Death. Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.30pm. Watch an All-Ireland Football Championship double-header, Monaghan v Down and Donegal v Mayo, on Sunday from 1.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm.
The Irish Sun
39 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
Podge Delaney urges Laois to bounce back from Croke Park heartbreak ahead of Tipperary clash
DESPITE suffering Croke Park heartbreak for the second year on the spin, Podge Delaney is keen for Laois to make the most of their chance to prove that they are no average Joes. Last Advertisement 2 Podge Delaney urged Laois to bounce back after their Joe McDonagh Cup heartbreak 2 Tipperary play Laois this weekend in the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals But the 2025 campaign is not yet over for Tommy Fitzgerald's side, who face As Laois discovered in their defeat to Wexford at the same stage last year, regrouping to take on top-tier opposition so soon after failing to achieve the ultimate objective is a tall order. Experienced defender Delaney said: "It can be tricky. It's a quick turn-around, especially after losing. It can be a lot easier after a win and you have momentum behind you. "But at the end of the day, it's a Championship game and you're putting on the Laois jersey. Advertisement READ MORE ON GAA "You want to do yourself proud as well. We don't get too many years to do it so it's another Championship game where we'd like to put in a good performance." As the only Joe McDonagh team to have won a game in the Liam MacCarthy Cup since the competitions were linked, Laois remain the benchmark when it comes to mixing it with the big boys. Delaney was a member of the side who stunned Dublin in 2019, before going on to be beaten by eventual champions Tipp when an All-Ireland semi-final spot was up for grabs. While riding the crest of a wave, respectable performances were also produced by recent McDonagh winners such as Antrim, Carlow and Offaly. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling Comment Comment However, as evidenced by an average losing margin of 24 points, it has proven more difficult for the beaten finalists to get back on the horse. Still, Delaney said: "It's nice to get the opportunity to play the top teams as well. Back in 2019 we beat Dublin, so there's scope there to win games and have a real cut off bigger teams. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather 'It's definitely a lot easier when you win the final but we'll pick ourselves back up again and go again on Saturday.' Although the teams were level at half-time, Laois were left to rue their first-half wides tally of 11 against Kildare as they sought to atone for losing last year's final to Offaly. Advertisement Things were looking good nonetheless as Paddy Purcell netted to give them a 1-11 to 0-11 just seconds after the restart. However, they were outscored by 2-15 to 0-8 thereafter as the Lilywhites sealed a ten-point triumph. Delaney reflected: "I think in the second half we kind of just fell away from the game. I don't know what it was. Even at half-time and after we got the goal, I thought we had scope to push on. But we just kind of fell away. "Kildare are obviously a savage team as well with savage, fit players, unbelievable hurlers as well. They got on top of us in the second half and we couldn't claw it back." Prior to this season, Kildare had never won a game at that level. Laois, who competed in the Leinster SHC as recently as 2022, were favourites to seal their return. Advertisement Delaney added: 'They had a bit of freedom. I suppose we gave them a bit too much freedom on the field as well. But look, they're a great team. 'What they're after doing in the last year is brilliant. I'm working up in Kildare so I can see first-hand the work that's going into hurling up there. It's brilliant to see it." Laois will have home advantage on Saturday for a meeting with a Tipperary team they encounter regularly in challenge matches. Delaney said: "We've played them nearly every year for the last few years. We know they're a savage outfit. Advertisement 'We'll just be hoping we can put in a good performance to give the fans that were up in Dublin the other day something to cheer about, because we feel like we kind of let them down."
Irish Times
an hour ago
- Irish Times
‘Dublin 8 Says No': Mother removes son aged 8 from school due to anti-immigration protests
A mother has decided to temporarily take her son out of school in Dublin 8 following nearby anti- immigration protests over recent weeks and a 'knife incident'. Andreea-Claudia Calin took her son (8) out of Canal Way Educate Together School, located on Basin Lane, where protesters have gathered at drop-off and collection times. An encampment has been set up close to the school gates with Tricolours and graffiti stating: 'Dublin 8 Says No'. An International Protection Accommodation Service centre has been in operation at Basin View since 2022. Plans to refurbish another building to expand the centre were under consideration by the Department of Justice but were dropped in recent weeks. Ms Calin, who is originally from Romania and grew up in Greece, has been living in Ireland since 2018 with her partner and two children. READ MORE The anti-immigration encampment near the Canal Way Educate Together school in Dublin 8. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien She was informed by the school of a 'knife incident' in the area last month. It is understood that a man, who is a foreign national, had been dropping his child off at a separate primary school nearby when there was an altercation with a teenage boy who wielded a knife and, allegedly, assaulted him. Gardaí confirmed they attended the scene of 'an alleged assault and public order incident' on May 28th at 8.45am. 'A male youth was arrested concerning the incident,' said a Garda spokesman. 'He has since been released and a file will now be prepared for the Garda youth diversion programme.' Ms Calin said hearing about the knife incident 'felt like American news'. 'It's not something that you hear happening in a school in Dublin,' she said. 'I understand the free right to protest, but at the same time, there are some guidelines. It can't be threatening or intimidating. In my opinion, it's unlawful. Why have they not been removed from in front of the school? ... I want him to go to school, but it's not safe. Something needs to be done.' Ms Calin said she made the decision on Monday not to send her son to school and informed his teacher and principal. She said she is homeschooling him. 'We have Irish friends, we live in a neighbourhood with Irish neighbours that we get along with. I got Irish citizenship ... I absolutely love it here. I never saw it as an unsafe place to live until recently,' she added. 'I don't understand why these kids have to pay for whatever it is between the people who are protesting and the Government. Why are they mixed up in this and why is no one doing something to protect them?' The school's board of management said: 'We are always saddened when a child temporarily withdraws, particularly when the circumstances involve challenges that fall beyond the school's capacity to fully address or control.' The board said it was 'monitoring' the protest's impact on its school community and 'direct requests' to protesters for a different approach have so far been unsuccessful. 'We've notified the situation to the departments of education and justice, An Garda Síochána, INTO [Irish National Teachers' Organisation], Fórsa ... seeking a respectful, inclusive resolution,' it added.
