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Irish Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cork hurling fan gets 'All-Ireland champions '25' tattoo' days before final
Let's face it - we're all counting on the Rebels to claim this year's Liam McCarthy Cup. However, perhaps nobody's quite as certain as this Cork gentleman, who's already had a tattoo inked celebrating an All-Ireland Senior Championship victory - nearly a week ahead of the final itself. Devoted hurling enthusiast Michael had the artwork completed without charge at Skint Tattoo Studio in Passage West on Tuesday. Proprietor Darragh Murphy explains it was purely "only for a laugh and a bit of craic" - and in the worst-case scenario, he can always modify it and "change a digit or two" for Cork's subsequent All-Ireland triumph. Darragh informed Cork Beo that Michael is a genuine Rebel devotee and acknowledges the tattoo might appear to many as 'a bit of a risk. ' Nevertheless, to be fair, he was planning to have it completed regardless - this simply adds some extra thrill. Naturally, like numerous Cork fans, Darragh also completely anticipates the Rebels emerging victorious at Croke Park this Sunday. The 'Cork Senior Hurling Champions' tattoo formed part of a flash promotion he was running to generate excitement for the final - though he wasn't certain anyone would be bold enough to go through with it. Speaking to Cork Beo, he revealed: "It's a real tattoo, yeah, I had a bunch of other flash tattoos going like of the Cork crest and the county outline and things like that. I said whoever wanted it could get it for free. I didn't know Michael, but he said he was going to get the same tattoo anyway if they won - might as well take the chance and get it now for free! "And if it's not this year, they're likely to win soon anyways." Darragh Murphy doing the tattoo at his home studio in Passage West (Image: Facebook) Darragh, who is still honing his skills in the tattoo industry, operates part-time from a home studio. He shared that the idea for the tattoo came from viral stories about football fans getting premature tattoos declaring their teams as champions before any actual victories. One of the most notorious instances involved a 29 year old from Swindon named Dan, who got an 'England Euro 2024 Winner' tattoo before England's final match against Spain. Despite spending two hours having the UEFA European Championship trophy inked on his leg and England's subsequent 2-1 defeat, he claimed to have no regrets and still cherished the tattoo. The tattoo of the Euro Cup with the words 'England Euro 2024 Winners (Image: Jack Wilkinson / PA) Darragh remarked: "At least this is better than most of those cases, because I waited until Cork were actually in the final so we do have a live chance. Of course, a tattoo still might be a little too far - I just did it for the craic." He also expressed a desire to boost local support: "I wanted to get more support out there. You see people from Cork out there with Man United or Liverpool tattoos, but no GAA tattoos. I kind of think those are the most important ones to have, Cork is your own team."
The Irish Sun
09-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tyrone suffer major injury blow ahead of All-Ireland semi-final with Kerry
TYRONE are planning for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry without star defender Michael McKernan. Assistant coach Colm McCullagh revealed time is 'running out' for the Coalisland ace to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained against Cavan three weeks ago. 2 Colm McCullagh revealed time is 'running out' for the ace to recover from the shoulder injury ahead of the semi-final vs Tyrone 2 Michael McKernan of Tyrone left the pitch with an injury during the All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match vs Cavan The team kept their end of the bargain, However McCullagh has all but dashed those hopes just a few days out from the last-four showdown in Croke Park. He said: 'Michael is improving, he is coming on, but this weekend will be too soon for him. READ MORE ON GAA 'He picked up a fairly serious enough shoulder injury early on against Cavan and it's no-contact stuff for him. 'Unless there is a major improvement in the next couple of days it is looking very unlikely.' While Tyrone's form has been patchy, McKernan has been a consistent performers. As well as looking after his defensive duties, he has used the new rules to his advantage — kicking four two-pointers in the NFL and one in the SFC. Most read in GAA Football He also chipped in with league goals against Derry and Dublin, though Tyrone were still relegated to Division 2. But he shipped a heavy knock against Cavan and left the field in Brewster Park in real distress. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny With huge talents Seán O'Shea and the McCullagh added: 'Michael is trying his best to make it work for him, he is doing all he can and the medical team are doing all they can. 'It's just the time could be running out for him possibly. We have a clean bill of health otherwise, a few wee niggles but nothing serious.' Killyclogher forward Mark 'Sparky' Bradley has declared his fitness for the Kerry clash having sat out the last two games. Bradley said: 'I've had a few niggles throughout the year with my calves, it's very unpredictable. 'You could be doing a warm-up and you just feel it. It's not like sprinting or like with your hamstring where you know you're going to hurt it. 'But it's all good, I'm training away and hoping to be selected.'
Irish Examiner
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Sports Guide: Kerry v Cavan, Cork take on Dublin and Tailteann Cup semi-finals
Saturday June 21 CAMOGIE: All-Ireland Senior Championship (2pm unless stated): Group 1: Cork v Clare, Páirc Uí Chaoimh; Limerick v Tipperary, Cappamore; Group 2 (4pm): Kilkenny v Galway, Nowlan Park; Waterford v Dublin, Walsh Park. All-Ireland Intermediate Championship (2pm unless stated) Group 1: Offaly v Westmeath, Tullamore; Antrim v Meath, Loughgiel Shamrocks; Group 2: Kerry v Kildare, Austin Stack Park; Carlow v Down, Cullen Park, 1pm. CRICKET: First Test, Headingley: England v India. GAA: All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals: Kerry v Cavan, Killarney, 3.30pm; Dublin v Cork, Croke Park, 6.15. Read More All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals: Limerick v Dublin, Croke Park, 4pm; Galway v Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, 6.15pm. Cork SFL (first team named at home): Division 1: St Finbarrs v Newcestown, 4pm; Division 4: Nemo Rangers v Adrigole, 2pm. Division 6: St Micheals v Kildorrery, 3pm; Dromtarriffe v Na Piarsaigh, 5pm. Kerry (7pm unless stated, first team named at home): Division 1: Kilcummin v Glenflesk. Division : Gneeveguilla v Firies. Division 5: Laune Rangers B v Cromane. GOLF: KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Fields Ranch East; British Amateur Championship, Sandwich. HOCKEY: FIH Men's Pro League: Ireland v Spain, Antwerp, 9.30am LADIES FOOTBALL: All-Ireland SFC: Group 1: Tipperary v Donegal, Bansha, 1pm; Group 2: Mayo v Cork, Castlebar 3pm; Group 3: Armagh v Kildare, Armagh, 2pm; Group 4: Leitrim v Waterford, Carrick-on-Shannon, 2pm. All-Ireland JFC: Group B: London v Longford, Ruislip, 6pm. RACING: Down Royal (2.08), Limerick (1.50), Ascot, Ayr, Bangor-on-Dee, Haydock Park, Lingfield, Newmarket, Redcar. RUGBY: Super Rugby final: Crusaders v Chiefs, 8.05am; Top 14 semi-final: Bordeaux Bègles v Toulon, 8.05pm. SOCCER: Fifa Club World Cup: Group C: Bayern Munich v Boca, 2am. Group E: Inter Milan v Urawa, 8pm. Group F: Mamelodi v Dortmund, 5pm; Fluminense v Ulsan, 11pm. TENNIS: HSBC Championships, London; Lexus Nottingham Open; Halle: Terra Wortmann Open, Halle; Berlin Tennis Open. For all your sport throughout the year, check out our sport calendar. Sunday June 22. CRICKET: First Test, Headingley: England v India. GAA: All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals: Down v Galway, Newry, 1.45pm; Donegal v Louth, Ballybofey, 4pm. Tailteann Cup semi-finals, Croke Park: Wicklow v Limerick, 2pm; Kildare v Fermanagh, 4pm. All-Ireland MFC semi-finals: Roscommon v Tyrone, Cavan, 1.30pm; Kerry v Mayo, Ennis, 3.30pm. Cork SFL: (11.30am unless stated, first team named at home) Division 1: Eire Og v Cill na Martra, 11am; Carrigaline v Douglas; Division 2: Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Castletownbere, Carbery Rangers v Knocknagree, Kanturk v Ballincollig, O'Donovan Rossa v Fermoy, Valley Rovers v Dohenys; Division 3: Bishopstown v Aghada, Clyda Rovers v Mallow, Kilshannig v Newmarket, Naomh Aban v Kiskeam, Rockchapel v Uibh Laoire; Division 4: Bandon v Glanmire, Buttevant v Boherbue; Division 5: Gabriel Rangers v Kilmurry, Glanworth v Ballinora, Kinsale v Millstreet; Division 7: Argideen Rangers v St James, Ballyhooly v Inniscarra, Urhan v Castlemagner. Kerry SFL (2pm unless stated, first team named at home): Division 1: Ballymacelligott v Legion, Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's, Rathmore v Laune Rangers, Spa v Dr Crokes; Division 2: Keel v Listowel Emmets, An Ghaeltacht v Dingle, Fossa v Milltown/Castlemaine; Division 3: Brosna v Desmonds, Cordal v St Mary's, Castlegregory v Listry, Ballydonoghue v John Mitchels, Reenard v Tarbert; Division 4: Waterville v Piarsaigh Na Dromoda, Duagh v Currow, Sneem/Derrynane v St Pats Blennerville, Skelligs Rangers v Beale, Knocknagoshel v Annascaul; Division 5: Gneeveguilla B v Austin Stacks B, Scartaglin v Fossa B, Valentia Young Islanders v Kilgarvan, Dr Crokes B v Asdee; Division 6: Kenmare Shamrocks B v Rathmore B, Firies B v Milltown/Castlemaine B, Dr Crokes C v Kerins O'Rahilly's B, Beaufort B v Glenflesk B. GOLF: KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Fields Ranch East. HOCKEY: FIH Men's Pro League: Ireland v Spain, Antwerp, 9.30am LADIES FOOTBALL: All-Ireland JFC: Group A (2pm): Sligo v Limerick, Cloonacool; Derry v Louth, Owenbeg. RACING: Ffos Las, Hexham, Pontefract. SOCCER: Fifa Club World Cup, Group E: River v Monterrey, 2am; Group G: Juventus v Wydad AC, 5pm; Group H: Real Madrid v Pachuca, 8pm; RB Salzburg v Hilal, 11pm. TENNIS: Grass Court Championships, Rot-Weiss TC; Rothesay International qualification, Devonshire Park Lawn TC; Mallorca Championships qualification, Mallorca CC; Bad Homburg Open, TC Bad Homburg.
The Irish Sun
03-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory Grugan urges Armagh to push for more despite All-Ireland Championship quarter-final berth already secured
RORY GRUGAN reckons it is 'a bit bizarre' that Armagh are already into the All-Ireland last eight after just two group games. And the veteran captain conceded that 2 Armagh ace Rory Grugan urged his team-mates to kick on in the All-Ireland Championship 2 Armagh beat Dublin on Sunday in the All-Ireland Senior Championship Group 4 clash Grugan was man of the match in But the 34-year-old insists his side cannot relax against He said 'pride' would prevent them taking a backstep and pointed to the fact that they need to push for improvement. Grugan said: 'It's a bit bizarre. We are there with a game to go. It just means we have two weeks to get ready for Galway and see where that takes us. READ MORE ON GAA 'You know you are going to be back in Croke Park in four weeks for a quarter-final, which is where you want to be. 'But we need to improve. Did we hit our targets against Dublin? Not many of them. 'There's things you'd be pleased with, like fighting for break ball and winning scraps and stuff like that. 'But so much of what we did we wouldn't be happy with in terms of both our own possessions and the amount of chances we gave up. There were a lot of chances they missed. Most read in GAA Football 'Dublin could easily have been gone from us in the first half. There's so much we can improve on. That's not the worst way to be going into the next game.' Error-prone Dublin blasted 17 wides in Sunday's five-point loss to the Orchard. Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - They also hit the post twice and dropped several attempts short. And Dessie Farrell's men gifted five points to Armagh from technical fouls. Throw in Armagh's own shortcomings and Grugan is glad just to have won without hitting enough of their 'key performance indicators'. He said: 'It was our highest turnover count all season. It's strange in a way to win a game knowing you didn't hit a lot of your KPIs, yet you are still coming out of Croke Park after beating Dublin. 'It's a good thing. It's a bit of a weird feeling but it's obviously a good one.' Grugan said that far from being a dead rubber for Armagh, the Galway game is a chance to chase those improvements. And he pointed to the value of momentum ahead of the quarter-finals. The Ballymacnab man said: 'I don't think at this level that taking a step back or having some sort of mindset of not being bothered about winning a game is a good thing. Momentum is a big thing. 'You have two weeks to Galway and two weeks then to an All-Ireland quarter-final. So we are going to be really going after the Galway game.' Grugan's strong form is a big boost to Armagh ahead of the business end of the campaign. On their All-Ireland win, he said: 'I was 33 at the time. There might be a perception on the outside that you'd walk away. It was honestly the opposite for me — you just wanted to go again."
The Irish Sun
01-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Donegal hammer Cavan by 19 as Michael Murphy and co run riot at Breffni
IT'S level pegging across Group 1 of the All-Ireland SFC round-robin, with Donegal running in a 19-point victory over Cavan at Breffni Park. For the fourth time in four, it was the visitors who picked up the points to leave 2 Donegal blew Cavan away in the All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match at Kingspan Breffni Park 2 Donegal and Jim McGuinness are now on a collision course with Mayo That's ahead of the last series of fixtures takes the quartet on their travels to the neutral venues. Donegal hadn't it all their own way for spells to begin with, put things together to post a 19-point victory at Breffni Park, with goals from Finnbarr Roarty, Conor O'Donnell and Coalan McColgan. Now, Donegal are on a collision course with Mayo, whilst Cavan and Tyrone will both want to pick themselves up against one another. A swirly wind wasn't overly helpful for Donegal in the first half but an altercation between manager Jim McGuinness and READ MORE ONN GAA They carried that wave into a strong finish of the opening half and git the high gears in the second. Donegal went to Breffni Park as the only side in the group without a point, following Mayo's 2-17 to 1-14 victory against Tyrone in Omagh on Saturday night. As against Tyrone, Donegal goalkeeper Shaun Patton, who twisted his ankle in the Ulster final victory over Armagh, did the warm-up. But as against Tyrone, it was Gavin Mulreany who got the nod with Conor O'Donnell and Caolan McColgan also late changes, in place of Daire Ó Baoill and Oisin Gallen. Most read in GAA Football Cavan exited the Ulster SFC at the quarter-final stage, 1-24 to 0-20 against Tyrone. A 2-17 to 1-14 success in Castlebar and two weeks' preparation, compared to Donegal's one meant there was an air of optimism around Breffni Park. Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - Whatever jitters Donegal might've possessed would've been ramped up a bit when Brian O'Connell squeezed home a 16th minute goal. Peadar Mogan got a block on Cormac O'Reilly's shot and it looked to be spinning wide only for the Cavan full-back to squeeze it in at the back post. It made the score 1-2 to 0-5, with Donegal having made a decent start, with a couple of Shane O'Donnell points and an effortless Michael Murphy two-pointer, albeit with whatever advantage there was to be had from the swirling breeze that rolled up from Cavan town. Cavan were keeping in touch through Cian Madden and O'Reilly, while Donegal were edging ahead with Caolan McColgan, Murphy and Conor O'Donnell. Seven minutes before the break, with Donegal 0-9 to 1-5 up, a lovely Ryan McHugh pass got Finnbarr Roarty in on goal, only for Liam Brady in the Cavan goal to save. Murphy slotted over the 45, his second of the half, bringing his total to five. Donegal passed up on a second goal chance when Michael Langan was played in by Shane O'Donnell but the shot was straight at Brady and Cavan survived again. The temperature rose sharply just before half-time when McGuinness made his way over to his opposite number, Galligan, to remonstrate after Dara McVeety, in the Donegal manager's opinion, went down too easily. Full of voice, both ended up in referee Fergal Kelly's book. The row did spark the crowd into life, with Donegal's travelling support to be heard in full voice and their decibel level went even higher when, after the hooter and in the last play of the half, Roarty made no mistake when he was given a second goal chance. Donegal moved it and moved it fast with Shane O'Donnell, Murphy, then McBrearty, laying off to Roarty, who planted past Liam Brady for a goal, which made for a lead of 1-12 to 1-5. Although Cavan had the wind, Donegal teams are never shy about moving it ball in hand and could take Oisin Gallen off the bench, to score three points. In all, 13 Donegal players got on the scoreboard as four wides early in the third quarter hit Cavan's hopes. Conor O'Donnell, like Roarty, almost got a goal before he actually did, when he palmed over a Mogan centre but the Carndonagh man placed a splendid second goal on 62 minutes to move Donegal 2-22 to 1-11 ahead. By then, eight minutes before, Murphy had left to a standing ovation. And like the first half, Donegal managed a goal when the hooter had gone. Caolan McColgan, with Cavan fans headed towards the exit, smashed high into the net with Shane O'Donnell providing the assist. Cavan 1-13 Donegal 3-26 Cavan scorers: C Madden 0-4 (2f), B O'Connell 1-0, D McVeety 0-3 (2m), C O'Reilly 0-2, G Smith 0-1, K Clarke 0-1, L Brady 0-1, J Smith 0-1 Donegal scorers: M Murphy 0-7 (2m, 2 '45, 1f), C O'Donnell 1-4, C McColgan 1-1, F Roarty 1-0, S O'Donnell 0-3, O Gallen 0-3, C Thompson 0-3 (2f), P Mogan 0-1, C Moore 0-1, R McHugh 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, P McBrearty 0-1 (1f) Donegal: G Mulreany; F Roarty, B McCole, P Mogan; R McHugh, E B Gallagher, C McColgan; H McFadden, M Langan; C Moore, C Thompson, S O'Donnell; P McBrearty, M Murphy, C O'Donnell Substitutes: O Gallen for P McBrearty (half-time), D Ó Baoill for M Murphy (54'), A Doherty for E B Gallagher (64'), S McMenamin for F Roarty (57'), J Brennan for P Mogan (63') Cavan: L Brady; N Carolan, B O'Connell, C Reilly; P Faulkner, C Brady, K Brady; E Crowe, O Kiernan; G Smith, D McVeety, C Madden; S McEvoy, R Donohoe, C O'Reilly Substitutes: P Lynch and J Smith for R Donohoe and S McEvoy (half-time), O Brady for C O'Reilly (50'), K Clarke for C Madden (53'), L Fortune for K Brady (57') Referee: F Kelly
