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Irish Independent
24-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
GAA championship: Follow all this evening's SFC action as it happens
Live | Welcome to GAA championship live blog with Gaelic football's All-Ireland qualifiers the main focus of today's action. Meanwhile in hurling, there's some Lory Meagher and Joe McDonagh Cup action down for decision. Follow all the action here. Just now All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 2-21 Derry 2-15 (68 mins) TWO GOALS! Incredibly, Derry have clawed themselves back into the game with a pair of quickfire goals from Conor Glass and Dan Higgins in as many minutes. Paul Cassidy's two-pointer briefly cut the gap down to to 4-points before Joe McElroy responded. Ethan Rafferty has been a busy man in this second-half with 3 saves to his name, including one made just seconds ago to deny Shane McGuigan from close range. 6 minutes ago Here's how the Royals surged to their first win of the All-Ireland series against Cork this afternoon: Meath get All-Ireland SFC campaign off to a flyer with deserved victory over Cork Two counties earnestly striving to rekindle past glories clashed in this Group 2 All-Ireland SFC encounter and its advantage Meath after grinding out a deserved win. 7 minutes ago Full-time: Louth 4-08 Monaghan 1-23 Louth try to work the final free short for another goal but there's a sea of white jerseys in the way. Sam Mulroy makes peace with the defeat and drills over the final point of the game. It was feisty, it was frantic and it was full of fantastic scores! Monaghan have deservedly emerged on the right side of the result this afternoon. As for the Wee County, the offered glimmers of their ability but ultimately looked a bit lethargic at times. 10 minutes ago 69' Louth 4-07 Monaghan 1-23 GOAL! It will come as a consolation for Louth but Ryan Burns, who has been excellent today, found room to pass into Tommy Durnin for his secong goal of the game. Tomas O'Se on the GAA+ commentary has awarded the man of the match award to Micheal Bannigan who was simply fantastic today with 0-6 to his name. 13 minutes ago 67' Louth 3-07 Monaghan 1-23 Monaghan have been the hungrier side all afternoon in Newbridge as Rory Beggan makes his way up the field to utilise that pitching wedge of right boot to drill over a two-pointer. Not wanting to be outdone by his goalkeeper, Micheal Bannigan uses the outside of his boot to screw a two-pointer of his own between the posts. The Louth fans are making their way out of the stadium now. It's going to be the Farney men on top today! 18 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 2-16 Derry 0-13 (53 mins) GOAL! That should make sure of the points for the Orchard County! Just as Derry appeared to be creeping back into the game with scores from Padraig McGrogan, Niall Toner and Shane McGuigan, Armagh forward Conor Turbitt drives in a second goal for Kieran McGeeney's side. 24 minutes ago 60' Louth 3-07 Monaghan 1-18 Micheal Bannigan clips over his fourth point of the afternoon as Jack McCarron takes over the frees and converts his first with ease. Louth's afternoon could be run here as Donal McKenny is brandished with a black card for hauling down Stephen O'Hanlon on the break. Bannigan can't convert from two-point range from the resulting free. 27 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 1-16 Derry 0-09 (45 mins) GOAL! A massive moment in this all-Ulster affair in Group 4 as Barry McCambridge surges forward from full-back to drill the ball past Ben McKinless. Armagh have re-established a comfortable lead in this second-half with points coming from Ross McQuillan, Jason Duffy, Jarly Og Burns and Andrew Murnin. 31 minutes ago 55' Louth 3-07 Monaghan 1-16 GOAL! He's endured a difficult second-half thus far, but Sam Mulroy bravely steps up to the penalty spot to dispatch it past Rory Beggan. The Scotstown goalkeeper guessed the right way, but the ball nestled right in the corner. 32 minutes ago 53' Louth 2-07 Monaghan 1-16 Jack McCarron opens his account for the day before Ryan Burns takes over from Sam Mulroy on the free-taking to keep Louth in the game. PENALTY! Big chance for Louth now as Conor Grimes is hauled down by a mass of Monaghan bodies in the large parallelogram. 39 minutes ago 48' Louth 2-06 Monaghan 1-15 A barren spell of scores is eventually brought to an end as Stephen O'Hanlon clips over a point for Gabriel Bannigan's men. Once again, Monaghan make a meal of their own kickout but Ciaran Byrne opts to take the point on this occasion. 44 minutes ago 43' Sam Mulroy misses another two-point effort as Dessie Ward makes sure to let him know about it afterwards. Liam Jackson and Andy McDonnell have taken over from Dan Corcoran and Bevan Duffy. Louth get a big goal chance a minute later as Ciaran Byrne pulls the trigger but Ryan O'Toole bravely blocked the goal-bound effort. Jack McCarron is in at corner-forward for the Farney men. 50 minutes ago 39' Louth 2-05 Monaghan 1-14 Conditions have eased up a bit to start this second-half and Monaghan have made a very quick start here after the break with Dessie Ward, Stephen O'Hanlon and Stephen Mooney firing over a point each. 52 minutes ago 36' We are back for the second-half in Newbridge as Brendan Cawley hops the ball to restart the action! Monaghan remain unchanged while Louth have made two alterations at the break - Ciaran Byrne and Dara McDonnell have replaced Ciaran Downey and Kieran McArdle. 55 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 0-12 Derry 0-09 (Half-time) Only three points between the two Ulster rivals at the break as the Oak Leaf County finished the half with a flurry of points from Paul Cassidy, Conor Glass, Shane McGuigan and Ethan Doherty. Today 12:26 PM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 0-09 Derry 0-04 (5pm) (20 mins) Ross McQuillan and a two-pointer from Conor Turbitt extended the reigning All-Ireland champions' lead briefly before Conor Glass found space to respond. Today 12:24 PM Half-time: Louth 2-05 Monaghan 1-11 Dessie Ward registers his second score of the game before Ryan Burns repeats the dose for the Wee County at the other end. What a beautiful score too! Once again, he arcs his run from the left onto his right foot to convert a second from two-point range. Monaghan take a 3-point lead into the break at a rain-soaked Park in Newbridge. Today 12:19 PM 30' Louth 2-03 Monaghan 1-10 A nifty reply from the Wee County as Ryan Burns finds a pocket of space to thump over their first two-pointer of the game. Monaghan's accuracy takes a hit as Rory Beggan and Stephen Mooney pull their shots wide respectively within a matter of minutes. Today 12:16 PM 26' Louth 2-01 Monaghan 1-10 Micheal Bannigan has tagged on two more points to increase Monaghan's lead as we approach half-time. The latter score was a beautifully measured free into the driving wind and rain. Curled it delightfully from right to left. Live Blog Software
Irish Independent
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
GAA championship: Louth v Monaghan – Follow all today's action as it happens
Live | Welcome to GAA championship live blog with Gaelic football's All-Ireland qualifiers the main focus of today's action. Meanwhile in hurling, there's some Lory Meagher and Joe McDonagh Cup action down for decision. Follow all the action here. Just now 26' Louth 2-01 Monaghan 1-10 Micheal Bannigan has tagged on two more points to increase Monaghan's lead as we approach half-time. The latter score was a beautifully measured free into the driving wind and rain. Curled it delightfully from right to left. 5 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Armagh 0-05 Derry 0-01 (10 mins) Conor Glass opened the scoring for Derry but Armagh have reeled off the last 5 unanswered scores with one taking the form of a two-pointer scored by Oisin Conaty. 9 minutes ago 21' Louth 2-01 Monaghan 1-08 Monaghan have responded well to the concession of that goal with two scores from Stephen Mooney preceding a fine point from Ciaran Duffy who burst though a gap to convert. 15 minutes ago 13' Louth 2-01 Monaghan 1-05 GOAL! It's raining goals in Newbridge as Ciaran Downey takes on the shot which is saved by Rory Beggan. The ball falls kindly for Tommy Durnin who followed in to draw a boot on it and lash it to an empty net. Micheal Bannigan hits back for the Farney men at the other end to open his account. 19 minutes ago 11' Louth 1-01 Monaghan 1-04 Sam Mulroy fires over a free from close range, but in the next passage of play the Wee County break the three-man rule as Brendan Cawley is informed of the rule breach. Rory Beggan trots up the field to drill over a two-pointer from the free as Stephen O'Hanlon follows up with a point of his own. 22 minutes ago 7' Louth 1-00 Monaghan 1-01 GOAL! A minute after a point from Dessie Ward, Tommy Durnin fires in a beautiful pass to Sam Mulroy who drills it past Rory Beggan! Beautiful response from Ger Brennan's side. 25 minutes ago 2' Louth 0-00 Monaghan 1-00 GOAL! A dream start for Monaghan as Conor McCarthy hares up the right sideline to handpass it in to Stephen O'Hanlon who squeezes his effort past Niall McDonnell in the Louth goal. He got fingertips to it but couldn't keep it out! 29 minutes ago 1' The ball is thrown in and we are off! It's not quite as sunny as weekends gone by in Newbridge. A stronger southerly breeze is accompanied by rain showers and temperatures of around 15 degrees this afternoon. The referee for this afternoon's game is Brendan Cawley hailing from the Sarsfields GAA Club in County Kildare. 30 minutes ago After their Leinster triumph, former Monaghan footballer Dick Clerkin believes Louth have to back up their success with consistency over the All-Ireland series campaign: Dick Clerkin: Having climbed their Leinster mountain, Louth must now prove they can stay in the race with the game's big boys Back in June 2002, I lined out centre half-back when Monaghan hosted Louth in a first-round qualifier. In a damp and sparsely attended St Tiernach's Park, Clones, it was one of those largely irrelevant first-round clashes during the early days of the qualifiers. For some, the main prize on offer was seeing who could book their flights to the States first. 31 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-13 Cork 0-12 (Full-time) Robbie Brennan and Meath bounce back from their Leinster final heartbreak with victory over the Rebels this afternoon at a wet and windy Pairc Tailteann. Jordan Morris bagged the crucial goal in the first-half and although Colm O'Callaghan and Mark Cronin managed two-pointers for Cork, it wasn't to be fore John Cleary's men in the end. 32 minutes ago HERE'S THE MONAGHAN LINE UP: Gabriel Bannigan will be hoping his side can spring an upset on the newly crowned Leinster champions today in Newbridge. Rory Beggan starts in goals and offers considerable threat from placed balls out the field. Ryan Wylie is one of the Farney's elder statesmen with ample knowhow, while Conor McCarthy loves to get forward from half-back. Stephen O'Hanlon and Micheal Bannigan form a strong half-forward line. Three late changes sees Killian Lavelle, Stephen Mooney and Ryan McAnespie start ahead of Ciaran McNulty, David Garland and Jack McCarron. @monaghangaa on Twitter / X 📣TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT Monaghan Senior Football Manager Gabriel has announced the Monaghan team to play Louth this Saturday as we commence our All-Ireland Championship Campaign!🆚Louth🏟️Cedral St Conleth's Newbridge ⏱️16:45@activ8energies @McAreeEng @MoffettAuto #shoecity @monaghangaa (@monaghangaa) May 22, 2025 33 minutes ago LOUTH TEAM NEWS: A few late changes to the Louth team from the graphic below as Dermot Campbell and Peter Lynch have been ruled out of the squad. Emmet Carolan and Dan Corcoran come into the side. After their Leinster provincial success, Louth announced their team to face Monaghan on Thursday night. The Wee County set up under manager Ger Brennan with Niall McDonnell in goals and the offensive-minded Craig Lennon at left half-back. Vice-captain Tommy Durnin starts in midfield with half-forward Conor Grimes and full-forward Sam Mulroy as well as Ryan Burns the standout names in attack: Louth GAA on Twitter / X ❗️TEAM NEWS DROPPED❗️Ger Brennan names his 26 man panel for this Saturday's; Sam Maguire Cup opener with Monaghan in Newbridge!📝🏟️LúAbú❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️🤍 Louth GAA (@louthgaa) May 22, 2025 46 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-12 Cork 0-12 (64 mins) A frantic few minutes in Pairc Tailteann have just passed as Cork briefly cut the deficit to a solitary score thanks to a two-pointer from Mark Cronin and a Chris Og Jones effort. Meath have steadied the ship and survived the Rebels' storm once again with a free from Matthew Costello and James Conlon converting from open play. 53 minutes ago All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-10 Cork 0-09 (56 mins) Jordan Morris and Sean Coffey reel off two fine scores for the Royals before second-half substitute Ruairi Deane responded for Cork. The Rebels have since introduced Rory Maguire and Eanna O'Hanlon for Sean Dore and Cathail O'Mahony. Matty Taylor of Cork in action against Ruairí Kinsella of Meath. Sportsfile Today 11:13 AM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-08 Cork 0-08 (50 mins) Eoghan Frayne split the posts with a free a couple of minutes before Matthew Costello raised the umpire's white flag from play. James Conlon opens his account for the day with his first score to restore the 3-point lead. The Royals are first to call upon the cavalry as Keith Curtis and Adam O'Neill replace Frayne and Jack Flynn. Today 11:02 AM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-05 Cork 0-08 (39 mins) The second-half is back underway in Navan and Cork have eaten into the Royals' half-time lead to restore parity. Marry Taylor clipped over a point a minute before midfielder Colm O'Callaghan availed of the wind to fire over the first two-point score of the game from the edge of the 40-metre arc. Today 10:49 AM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-05 Cork 0-05 (Half-time) Still very much all to play for at the interval in Pairc Tailteann as the Royals head into the dressing rooms with a lead courtesy of Jordan Morris' goal on 31 minutes. Chris Og Jones (0-3) coupled with a pair of Mark Cronin frees keeps the Rebels in touch. Worth mentioning Cork were playing into the wind in that half, so it'll be interesting to see if they can take advantage of it after the break. Today 10:45 AM Joe McDonagh Cup Kerry 1-14 Westmeath 2-28 (Full-time) Killian Doyle kept up his consistent scoring after the break while David O'Reilly surged in for a goal in the 41st-minute. Westmeath tagged on a further 1-12 in total after the break to the Kingdom's 0-9 which ensured the double-scores win. Carlow 2-17 Laois 1-20 (Full-time) Dramatic scenes at the death in Cullen Park as Laois snatch a final berth in the Joe McDonagh Cup courtesy of a last minute goal. Such was the chaos caused by the free dropped into the large parallelogram, it's unknown who actually got the final touch. The Lilywhites await them in the final. Kildare 1-26 Down 1-14 (Full-time) Brian Dowling's men tagged on their fourth win of the Joe McDonagh Cup campaign with a routine win over Down. The Mourne men bagged a consolation goal at the death through Shea Pucci, but the likes of David Qualter (1-13), Darragh Melville and Gerry Keegan (0-3, each) ensured their place in the final. Today 10:34 AM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 1-03 Cork 0-05 (31 mins) GOAL! Shortly after Matthew Costello's point, Jordan Morris takes full advantage of the space in front of him. He scythed his way through the Cork half-back line and sold the dummy before blasting it past Micheal Aodh Martin. Today 10:25 AM All-Ireland Football Series - Group Stage Meath 0-02 Cork 0-04 (23 mins) Eoghan Frayne coverts from a placed ball before the Rebels open up a narrow lead as Chris Og Jones fires over two scores either side of a Mark Cronin free.
