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Irish Daily Mirror
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Monaghan v Clare LIVE score updates from the All-Ireland Championship clash
Monaghan are the heavy favourites as they welcome Clare to Clones this afternoon in a Group 3 clash in the All-Ireland Football Championship. The Farney Men's tails are up after an impressive 1-23 to 4-08 victory over Leinster champions Louth last time out. Monaghan captain Micheál Bannigan was immense against the Wee County, and their scores were coming from all over the pitch. Now they take on a Clare side that must shake off a 3-27 to 1-16 drubbing at the hands of Down. Previous to that, Clare conceded four goals against Kerry in the Munster Championship, so Peter Keane's side need to find a way of tightening up their defence. The match is scheduled for a 4pm throw-in at St. Tiernach's Park in Clones. You can follow all the action right here on Irish Mirror Sport. Clare boss Peter Keane has rung the changes for this match, drafting Rory McMahon, Alan Sweeney, Fionn Kelleher and Shane Griffin into the starting lineup. They will be wary of Monaghan's adeptness at hitting two-pointers, but the danger, of course, is leaving too much space in behind. Tactics should be interesting in this one, as you would think that Clare need to find a way of frustrating Monaghan and keeping tight in the opening stages. MONAGHAN: Rory Beggan; Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy, Dylan Byrne; Ryan O'Toole, Dessie Ward, Conor McCarthy; Micheal McCarville, Gary Mohan; Stephen O'Hanlon, Micheal Bannigan, Ryan McAnespie; Jack McCarron, Andrew Woods, Stephen Mooney. Subs: Kian Mulligan, Louis Kelly, Gavin McPhillips, Darren Hughes, Aaron Carey, Ciaran McNulty, Barry McBennett, Killian Lavelle, Jason Irwin, David Garland, Karl O'Connell. CLARE: Eamon Tubridy; Manus Doherty, Ronan Lanigan, Rory McMahon; Alan Sweeney, Fionn Kelleher, Ikem Ugweuru; Brian McNamara, Oran Cahill; Conor Meaney, Dermot Coughlan, Shane Griffin; Mark McInerney, Eoin Cleary, Aaron Griffin. Subs: Tristan O'Callaghan, Daniel Walsh, Jamie Stack, Darragh Burns, Evan Cahill, Darren Nagle, Dean Devanney, Diarmuid O'Donnell, Joseph Rafferty, Cillian McGroary, Keelan Sexton.
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Galway and Mayo face defining clashes, Croker to host cracker
Nigel Dunne joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to a busy weekend of championship action. The last two All-Ireland winners - Dublin and Mayo - are set to meet at Croke Park, Cork host Kerry again, while Galway and Derry have a potentially season defining game at Celtic Park. Watch Dublin v Armagh in the All-Ireland Football Championship on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app and listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cavan-Donegal TV info, throw-in time and more for All-Ireland football clash
Cavan and Donegal face off as part of a bumper weekend in the All-Ireland Football Championship round robin. Group 1 also contains Tyrone and Mayo who lock horns this Saturday. By the time these two teams throw in, the situation will be clear in the group. It's been a while since these teams last met, with the 2022 Ulster semi-final being the last time they clashed. Donegal won by six that day, with goals from Paddy McBrearty and Conor O'Donnell proving decisive. Cavan are fresh off a massive win against an admittedly abject Mayo side, winning by three points when it could have and maybe should have been more. Donegal will need to strike back with venom after Jim McGuinness' first loss in Ballybofey to Tyrone last weekend. Here's what you need to know about the big game: Sunday, June 1. Breffni Park in Cavan. The game is due to begin at 2pm. No, the game is not being shown on TV or being streamed on GAA+ but you can follow updates with our live blog. Cavan - 11/2 Draw - 12/1 Donegal - 1/7
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Armagh have scoring power to win battle of champions
They may be complaining of dead rubbers in certain other sports but there's none of that in the All-Ireland Football Championship this weekend, especially not in the fearsome Group 4. The last two All-Ireland champions collide in Croke Park, the first time they've met in championship in Kieran McGeeney's reign. Meanwhile, things could be getting edgy up in Derry, where Galway need a result. I know few enough people saw it but the Armagh-Derry game was a fairly rip-roaring affair. Kieran McGeeney was talking before about how it's nearly impossible to defend in the new game, with all the enhancements brought in to make forwards' lives easier. He probably saw nothing to change his mind last weekend. Armagh were on top for most of the game and with 15 minutes left, it looked like they'd give them a right pasting. Their range of scorers was especially impressive, with Conor Turbitt, Oisín Conaty, Andrew Murnin and Ross McQuillan all clipping over points at will. Derry were headed for a defeat not that dissimilar to their league loss in Armagh a few months ago. Then they hit two goals in a minute and the game took off in another direction entirely. It was a chaotic finish and Derry could have hit a bagful more of goals. You could have driven a fleet of Ulster buses up the middle of the Orchard defence in the last 10 minutes and Derry seemed to make a goal chance every other minute. Brendan Rogers fired so many shots at Rafferty in the second half, he ran out of bullets. For Armagh, it might have been a litle alarming. If you're allowing that much open space in the Athletic Grounds, then Croke Park won't be any more forgiving in that regard. By 66 minutes, the gap was down to four points, which with the two-point arc and a wind behind them was a managable deficit. But Derry missed a late two-point effort and the All-Ireland champions held out. I know Geezer attributed the scare afterwards to the spate of substitutions that were made when the game looked to have been settled. Running the bench can leave you a little shapeless and disjointed if you're not careful or alert. Strange to say, it's up front where Dublin might have issues in this one, especially if Con O'Callaghan hasn't recovered from the injury incurred against Galway. While Armagh have been running up big tallies, the Dubs have been more modest on the scoring side of the ledger and Colm Basquel and Cormac Costello have been pretty wasteful in the last couple of matches. So much hinges on the Cuala man's availability, not just on account of his own brilliance but the minding he takes which allows space for his team-mates. McGeeney has only managed Armagh in two competitive games against the Dubs (and one fairly hot and heavy challenge match, I believe), both of which were in the league. They've won the two of them. With their scoring power, I'd back them to make it three this weekend and take control of the group. The other match in the group has even more riding on it as Galway take on Derry. Whoever loses here could be staring down the barrel of elimination which would be hard to stomach for Galway, given the hype that's surrounded them for much of the summer. We're still waiting for the Derry team of 2022/23 to re-emerge. Zero competitive wins from 10 games in 2025. Have they a scalp in them? They showed a bit of life in the Athletic Grounds, particularly in the attacking sense. We know they have the players. It's a big game for Galway's much-vaunted middle third. They were wiped in the first half he last day. Not alone that, Galway were the only team not to beat Derry in Division 1, after being killed on breaking ball in the second half in Celtic Park. They were lucky enough to scrape a draw in the end. As is often the case with Galway, we're waiting with bated breath for what combination of forwards is named. Padraic Joyce was dropping suggestions the last day that Damien Comer was close to a return but then we won't know until the team is named - and possibly not for a couple of days after that. The outlet he offers could be especially potent against Derry. We saw how he destroyed them in the All-Ireland semi-final a few years ago and they've been conceding goals by the boat-load this year. Considering Galway's attacking depth and Derry's porousness, I'd expect Galway to win but it's a dangerous game. It's potentially a last-chance saloon game for Mayo in Omagh after what has been a fairly turbulent week - my God, was it turbulent... A loss here and it's hard to see them chasing down Donegal in the final round, especially if score difference is in the mix. We all had a shock at the start of the week when news emerged that Kevin McStay had taken ill was and was in hospital. Fortunately, he's recovering, albeit stepping back from the role for a little bit. We're all wishing Kevin the best in his recovery, a man who has given so much to Mayo football as a player and a manager. As he said in his statement, he'll be with the players in spirit this weekend, with Stephen Rochford the man in charge for the trip to Tyrone. On form, you can't make a case for Mayo but in the circumstances, with the emotion of the situation, you wouldn't be that shocked if they pulled something ouf of the fire. Watch Dublin v Armagh in the All-Ireland Football Championship on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app and listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Pre-booking for bank holiday ‘essential' says Irish Rail with many trains already sold out
Customers for intercity services have been told to pre-book for the 'busiest times across the weekend' with the annual Bord Bia Bloom festivities kicking off in Dublin on Thursday and running until bank holiday Monday. There is particularly 'high demand' on intercity routes coming into Heuston Station, Irish Rail said, with a free shuttle bus service going from Parkgate Street, just a five-minute walk from Heuston, to the Bloom site in the Phoenix Park. Some intercity trains from Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford to Dublin are already sold out and customers have been told to pre-book their tickets via the Irish Rail website to guarantee travel. There is also a revised timetable in place for some services this weekend from Saturday to bank holiday Monday with major works planned between Connolly Station and Blackrock. Track renewal, bridge upgrade and level crossing renewal works will be taking place across multiple sites, impacting southside Dart and Rosslare intercity services. From May 31 to June 2, Dart services will be suspended between Connolly and Dún Laoghaire Stations. Rail tickets will be valid on Dublin Bus services to and from the impacted areas. Dart services will be in operation between Malahide/Howth and Connolly, and between Dún Laoghaire and Bray/Greystones. Dublin to Rosslare intercity rail services will operate with bus transfers between Connolly Station and Bray. With a number of events taking place over the June bank holiday weekend, extra services will be operating to accommodate those attending. This will include additional trains from Cork and Galway to Heuston for Bloom over the weekend, and northside Dart and Maynooth trains following concerts at St Anne's Park on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Aslan are set to play the West Lawn at Malahide Castle, with extra Malahide Dart services in place after the concert. Additional early trains from Cobh, Mallow and Midleton are also planned to Cork for the Cork City Marathon on Sunday. Extra trains from Dundalk to Dublin are planned for Sunday ahead of Armagh taking on Dublin in the All-Ireland Football Championship at Croke Park. Customers have also been advised that Dart and commuter trains will be on a Sunday schedule for bank holiday Monday.
