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Sunday World
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Sunday World
Donegal deliver crowning performance against Meath in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final
All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Donegal 3-26 Meath 0-15 Conor O'Donnell of Donegal celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Meath at Croke Park. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile Donegal have swept Meath aside with ease to set up a renewal of their 2014 All-Ireland final with Kerry. This All-Ireland semi-final was effectively over when Jim McGuinness called Michael Murphy ashore in the 45th minute, a clear acknowledgement that the job was done. There were still eight points in it at that stage, 1-15 to 0-10, but Donegal were in a menacing mood and all the signs pointed to more misery for Meath ahead. With relentless running power they picked holes in Meath's cover all afternoon and off the platform of Shaun Patton's booming kick-out in the second half they really went to town on the summer's surprise packages, handing them a dose of reality at this level after wins earlier in the season against Dublin and Kerry and more recently an All-Ireland quarter-final over Galway. Meath just couldn't defend the Patton kick-out and two of Donegal's three goals after the break came directly off it. On 42 minutes, Caolan McColgan got in behind to set up Oisín Gallen who, after a right battle with Seán Rafferty in the first half, stepped outside to beat Billy Hogan with a rasping shot off his left. Meath's Mathew Costello is chased down by Donegal's Michael Murphy, left, and Michael Langan during the semi-final at Croke Park. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile And on 58 minutes, they repeated it with Meath misjudging the length again to allow Patrick McBrearty, substitute Jason McGee and Gallen to create an opening for Conor O'Donnell for a 3-21 to 0-13 lead. In between those goals, Donegal's pace on the break was best exemplified when they got a turnover deep in their own half and surged forward through Peadar Mogan, Shane O'Donnell, and Ryan McHugh to put in Ciaran Moore for a 2-16 to 0-11 lead. Meath mistakes multiplied as they struggled to find any fluency against the tide of wind-supported Donegal attacks. They simply couldn't live with the speed of the Donegal movement. They had been hanging on for dear life in the opening half when, with wind benefit, they still trailed by 0-13 to 0-8. Donegal had goal chances, with Michael Murphy shooting over for a point off his left from close range and Hugh McFadden being denied by Hogan at different times. Meath hunted two-pointers but were wide with four efforts and with another two dropping short, it felt like a tactic that has served them well all season deserted them. Jordan Morris, star of their quarter-final win, was well shackled by Brendan McCole and finished with just one point from four shots. Meath really struggled with their kick-out in the first half, retaining just eight from 19 and that was the source of so many Donegal attacks. Meath's 15 wides didn't help, while another three dropped short, but they were outclassed here in a manner that was sobering and the scale of the defeat will take a little bit of the shine off some of their earlier achievements. After a period of congestion Donegal have rediscovered strong form and players like Shane and Conor O'Donnell, McHugh, Ciaran Moore and midfielder Michael Langan really hurt Meath. Murphy finished with 0-6, including a two-point free, before he went off while his replacement McBrearty chipped in with three points.
Irish Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Kerry vs Tyrone LIVE score updates from All-Ireland SFC semi-final clash
There are just three games left in the 2025 All-Ireland SFC and, after this evening, there will be just three teams left standing in the race for the Sam Maguire. Kerry and Tyrone look to take another step closer to climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand on the final Sunday in July when they lock horns in today's semi-final. Kerry have won four out of their last five Championship clashes against the Red Hands. Yet, there's a perception that Tyrone are something of a 'bogey' team for the Kingdom. All four of Tyrone's All-Ireland titles involved victories over Kerry with semi-final wins in 2003 and 2021 and in the memorable finals of 2005 and 2008. Tyrone are also a rising force having won three All-Ireland U20 titles in the last four years while, just last weekend, their minors beat Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Kerry are Kerry, however. They are team to beat at present and delivered one of the most remarkable spells of football ever witnessed in Croke Park when they defeated the 2024 champions Armagh in the quarter-final. In David Clifford, they have one of the finest players of this generation. Perhaps, one of the best ever. Their win over the Orchard County proved they are no one-man band and they'll take some stopping this evening. Malachy O'Rourke's men will need to summon something special to reach a first decider since 2021, but the great Tyrone teams of the past rose to the occasion when the need was greatest. We'll have all the build up and team news ahead of throw-in at Croke Park at 5pm. All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final: Tyrone 0-23 Dublin 0-16 Tyrone are back in the last four of the All-Ireland Championship for the first time since 2021 following a gutsy seven-point victory over Dublin in Croke Park. The game proved to be Dessie Farrell's last game in charge as he stepped down after six seasons in charge of the Dubs in a reign that yielded All-Ireland titles in 2020 and 2023. Although the seven-point winning margin flattered Tyrone, the Dubs never led in the second half and missed several goal chances during a cagey, error-strewn contest. The pace and impact from the Tyrone bench proved vital in the closing stages with Eoin McElholm, Ben McDonnell and Ruairi Canavan (two) helping the Red Hands over the line before Niall Morgan's two-point free gave his side a slightly flattering seven-point victory. The big news before throw-in was that Con O'Callaghan was deemed not fit enough to start with Brian O'Leary also replacing Lorcan O'Dell. Peter Harte was drafted in for Mark Bradley for the Red Hands and he was among a plethora of two-point scorers for his side as they made a strong start at Croke Park. Darren McCurry took a quick free to Kieran McGeary and the former Footballer of the Year raised the first of four orange flags for Tyrone in the opening half. His half-back colleague Peter Teague added another soon after before Harte's two-pointer put Tyrone 0-6 to 0-3 ahead after 10 minutes with Stephen Cluxton (45) and Cormac Costello (two) registering Dublin's opening points. Costello might have plundered an early goal, but he dragged his shot across the face of the Tyrone goal. Dublin gained oxygen from a series of unforced errors from Tyrone with three of their first five points coming from turnovers. O'Leary hit back-to-back points to draw Dublin level before Darragh Canavan opened his account, albeit he was well-marshalled by Eoin Murchan. Costello levelled the game before Niall Scully's point gave the Dubs the lead for the first time after 21 minutes. Tyrone replied with their fourth two-pointer as Harte was afforded the time and space to kick another stunning score from outside the arc. Dublin hit back with a free from Costello and Tyrone had appeals for a penalty waved away by David Coldrick when Seanie O'Donnell went to ground after a challenge from Scully. They did claim a free with McCurry edging them ahead, but Killian McGinnis tied the game at 0-10 all on the cusp of half-time. Dublin had first crack at trying to engineer a point after the hooter, but they turned over possession and Darren McCurry nudged Tyrone into a one-point lead. The Edendork man missed a free on the restart with Darragh Canavan also missing the target as Dublin drew level via Paddy Small, but only after Costello dragged another shot across Morgan's goal. The miss was punished ruthlessly by Tyrone as they hit three unanswered points with Canavan's delightful cross-field pass finding Ciaran Daly, who set up raiding corner-back Niall Devlin for the score of the game. A sixth point from Costello reduced the gap to two before Farrell decided it was time to bring O'Callaghan into the fray with 20 minutes remaining. He was soon on the scoresheet after turning past Donnelly with a wonderful dummy solo - a rare error from the otherwise dependable Tyrone veteran. With the game very much in the melting pot, Tyrone's want seemed to be greater as they summoned the spirit of their famous 2003 semi-final win over Kerry and hounded Dublin at every opportunity. Kieran McGeary led the pack in that regard and was rightly awarded the Man-of-the-Match afterwards. Yet, the game might well have tipped in Dublin's favour were it not for a crucial intervention from Morgan. After Paddy Small's second point left Tyrone's lead at 0-16 to 0-15 with 11 minutes remaining, substitute Luke Breathnach cut through on goal and looked to find the in-form Costello at the back post for a certain goal. Alas, Morgan came off his line and got a touch on the ball to divert the danger. This always seemed like a game that would be decided by inches, although Tyrone swiftly put the game beyond doubt with a superb late rally of scores. Ben McDonnell might have shot for goal when he fisted over, but it was the wise option while fellow Errigal Ciaran man Ruairi Canavan hit 0-2 from the bench with McElholm showing great dash to kick a classy point. The Dublin fans on Hill 16 had already started to leave when Morgan kicked Tyrone's fifth two-pointer in the final act of the game. By the time they return next season, there will be a new man on the sideline as the search for the next Dublin senior football manager begins. For Tyrone, they can dare to dream. DUBLIN: S Cluxton 0-1; E Murchan, D Byrne, S MacMahon; B Howard, J Small, L Gannon; P Ó Cofaigh Byrne, K McGinnis 0-1; S Bugler, C Kilkenny 0-1, N Scully 0-1; P Small 0-2, C Costello 0-6 (0-2fs), B O'Leary 0-2. Subs: C Murphy for McGinnis (44), C O'Callaghan 0-1 for O'Leary (50), L Breathnach 0-1 for Scully (56), T Lahiff for Ó Cofaigh Byrne (58), R McGarry for Bugler (65) T Clancy for Murchan (68). TYRONE: N Morgan 0-3 (1tpf, 0-1 45); C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin 0-1; P Teague 0-2 (1tp), R Brennan, K McGeary 0-2 (1tp); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell, M Donnelly, C Daly 0-2; D McCurry 0-2 (0-1f), P Harte 0-4 (2tps), D Canavan 0-3. Subs: B McDonnell 0-1 for Brennan (44), E McElholm 0-1 for McCurry (51), A Clarke for Quinn (56), C Meyler for Teague (58), R Canavan 0-2 for P Harte (63). REFEREE: D Coldrick (Meath). All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: Kerry 0-32 Armagh 1-21 Kerry ended Armagh's stint as All-Ireland champions in stunning fashion as they turned in a superb second half display in front of 70,530 spectators in Croke Park. The defending champions just about deserved their slender half-time lead with Rory Grugan scoring what proved to be the only goal in the game as the Orchard county led 1-11 to 0-13 at the break. However, they were unable to contain the in-form Sean O'Shea, who scored 0-12 with 0-8 of that haul coming in the first half alone. Both sides missed chances to find the net before Grugan's major with Ethan Rafferty making a fine save to deny Conor Geaney after Darragh McMullan fired narrowly wide in the opening minute. Kerry led 0-7 to 0-3 after the first quarter with David Clifford and O'Shea on target before Jarly Óg Burns landed a stunning two-pointer to get Armagh motoring again after a poor opening quarter from the champions. Grugan's goal, after being set up by Tiernan Kelly, gave Armagh the lead the for first time, but O'Shea second two-pointer had Kerry back ahead. A brilliant two-pointer from 55 metres from Rafferty tied the game before the break and Joe McElroy effort after the hooter put Armagh in front by one at half-time. Armagh looked to be well on their way to victory in the early stages of the second half when they eased into a five-point lead. The impressive Conaty moved to four points for the day while Rian O'Neill followed up a two-pointer with another from play, although a Joe O'Connor effort fizzed over the Armagh crossbar. The Kerry midfielder's second point moved his side to 0-15 to Armagh's 1-16 and there was little indiction of what was to follow as Jack O'Connor's men found another gear to surge clear of their rivals. Armagh appeared punch-drunk as Kerry reeled off a series of excellent scores, one as good as the next. The two-pointers came from the trusty boot of O'Shea and David Clifford while Paudie Clifford marked his introduction with two from play. Michéal Burns also clipped over two while Gavin White and Brian Ó Beaglaoich added their second points. In a devastating 17-minute spell, Kerry hit 0-14 without reply to end Armagh's hopes of winning back-to-back All-Ireland titles. Conaty delivered a much-needed two-pointer from 50 metres out in the closing 10 minutes, but Kieran McGeeney's men were fighting a losing battle and Kerry managed to repel a late flurry of goal chances with Shane Ryan making a good double save from Conor Turbitt and Cian McConville, tipping the former's shot over the crossbar. Rian O'Neill's point after the hooter brought Armagh's margin of defeat to eight, but they simply had no answer to an almighty surge from Kerry. Their Ulster neighbours Tyrone now have the daunting task of trying to halt a Kingdom side who've rediscovered their swagger. Kerry scorers: S O'Shea 0-12 (3tps, 0-3fs), D Clifford 0-7 (2tps), J O'Connor 0-4 (1tp), G White 0-2, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-2, M Burns 0-2, P Clifford 0-1. Armagh scorers: O Conaty 0-6 (1tp), R O'Neill 0-6 (1tpf, 0-1 45), R Grugan 1-0, J Óg Burns 0-2 (1tp), E Rafferty 0-2 (1tpf), J McElroy 0-2, D McMullan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, C McConville 0-1. Allianz Football League Division One: Tyrone 2-13 Kerry 3-13 A brilliant 3-3 salvo from David Clifford gave Kerry a crucial win over relegation-threatened Tyrone after a pulsating game in Pomeroy. It was an eventful afternoon for the former Footballer of the Year who was also black carded along with Joe O'Connor in the second half while Tyrone looked to be on course for their second win following a brace of goals. The returning Darragh Canavan struck first before being fouled for a penalty with O'Connor dismissed for 10 minutes. Mark Bradley's effort was well-saved by Shane Ryan, but the Killyclogher attacker scored from the rebound. However, Kerry hit 1-5 without reply in the final quarter to claim a second win on the road against Ulster opposition. Speculation was rife before throw-in that some of the Errigal Ciaran players might be added to the squad and O'Rourke decided to add Peter Harte and Darragh and Ruairi Canavan to his arsenal. The game was 22 minutes old when O'Rourke called on the elder Canavan sibling. His 1-4 haul might have been enough on another day against another team. Kerry had four points on the board before a rally of two-pointers from the hosts including two from Michael McKernan while Eoin McElholm was black carded after seven minutes. Bar an early point from play, Clifford was reasonably well marshalled by Tyrone full-back Peter Teague. That is until the closing moments of the first half when Clifford cut through the heart of the Tyrone defence and blasted a fierce shot beyond the reach of Niall Morgan. You can only keep a player of Clifford's class quiet for so long. It was a blow to the hosts, playing their first League game in Plunkett Park since 2003's win over Galway. The second 35 minutes was a half of two halves with Tyrone moving seven clear before Kerry's late fightback. Clifford's goal tally might have been greater were it not for a brace of missed chances early in the second half with one shot crashing off the crossbar while another was cleared off the line. Canavan's major and a Darren McCurry free had Tyrone 1-13 to 1-6 ahead before Clifford's second goal, which was tucked neatly into the bottom corner. The Fossa clubman was shown a black card for an off-the-ball foul on Teague while O'Connor's clinical foul to deny Canavan a clear goal-scoring opportunity resulted in a black card for the Kerry midfielder and a penalty. Shane Ryan was at full stretch to deny Mark Bradley, but couldn't prevent the Tyrone forward following in from the rebound. Remarkably, Tyrone failed to score for the final 18 minutes as Kerry finished on top with Clifford completing his hat-trick moments after returning to the pitch. TYRONE: N Morgan; A Clarke, P Teague, N Devlin; M McKernan 0-4 (2tp), R Brennan, F Burns; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick 0-2 (1tp), M O'Neill, M Donnelly, C Daly; D McCurry 0-2 (0-2fs), M Bradley 1-1, E McElholm. Subs: D Canavan 1-4 (0-2fs, 1tpf) for O'Neill (22), R Canavan for McCurry (47), S O'Donnell for Burns (56), P Harte for Donnelly (63), K McGeary for McElholm (67). KERRY: S Ryan; D Bourke, J Foley, D Casey 0-1; G O'Sullivan 0-1, M Breen, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-1; D O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1; D Lyne, P Clifford 0-1, R Murphy; D Clifford 3-3 (0-2fs), P Geaney 0-3 (0-3fs), D Geaney 0-1. Subs: C Geaney for D Geaney (46), BD O'Sullivan for Murphy (56), M Burns for P Geaney (64), C Ó Beaglaoich for B Ó Beaglaoich (68). REFEREE: P Neilan (Roscommon).
The 42
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Kerry make two changes for All-Ireland semi-final with Tyrone
KERRY HAVE made two changes for Saturday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final match against Tyrone at Croke Park (throw-in: 5pm). Mike Breen and Michael Burns come into the side with Tom O'Sullivan and Mark O'Shea missing out. O'Shea is named among the substitutes, while O'Sullivan is absent from the matchday squad, having been expected to be unavailable due to injury. The winner of the match will face Donegal or Meath, who meet in the other Croke Park semi on Sunday (throw-in: 4pm). Advertisement Kerry team to play Tyrone: 1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore) 2. Paul Murphy (Rathmore) 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue) 4. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks) 5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht) 6. Mike Breen (Beaufort) 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes) 8. Seán O'Brien (Lispole) 9. Joe O'Connor (Austin Stacks) 10. Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes) 11. Sean O'Shea (Kenmare) 12. Graham O'Sullivan (Dromid) 13. David Clifford (Fossa) 14. Conor Geaney (Dingle) 15. Dylan Geaney (Dingle) Subs: 16. Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes) 17. Killian Spillane (Templenoe) 18. Evan Looney (Dr Crokes) 19. Armin Heinrich (Austin Stacks) 20. Tom Leo O'Sullivan (Dingle) 21. Paudie Clifford (Fossa) 22. Mark O'Shea (Dr Crokes) 23. Tomás Kennedy (Kerins O'Rahillys) 24. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe) 25. Paul Geaney (Dingle) 26. Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes)
Irish Independent
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Limerick football captain on why Saturday's Tailteann Cup final means everything – ‘this is massive'
Support surges as Cillian Fahy says team is finally getting recognition it deserves Today at 07:00 There's a sense of pride in the air across Limerick this week as the county's senior footballers prepare for an historic appearance in their first-ever Tailteann Cup Final. The Treaty men will take on Kildare at Croke Park this Saturday, July 12, at 2.30pm, with a place in the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage up for grabs. Related topics Jasmin Griffin
Extra.ie
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Colm Cooper proclaims David Clifford 'as good as any player that we've had in Kerry'
Heading into All-Ireland semi-final week is never easy. Even more so nowadays with less time taking place between the quarters and semis in the condensed season. Kerry are red hot heading into their clash with Tyrone off the back of another monumental season from David Clifford. Clifford has been his unplayable best in this Championship, scoring 7-44 across all Championship games this summer, with only 10 points not coming from play. It's form that got people really thinking where David Clifford could rank among the greats. He's still only 26 and may 'only' have one All-Ireland to his name but some of the performances he's put in over the years has been worthy of way more accolades, such so that even pundits criticising his Kerry teammates for being 'useless.' Former Kerry footballer Colm Cooper and former Tyrone footballer Stephen O'Neill at the AIB media event ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi finals and Tailteann Cup final. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne Speaking at the AIB launch event for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals, Kerry legend Colm Cooper was apprehensive to rank Clifford against the greats so early into his career. But that didn't stop 'The Gooch' from lauding Clifford's return to form this year. 'David in full flow is probably as good as any player that we've had in Kerry. We're very lucky to have him. The most important thing is that we keep him healthy. But you're right, he's revitalised this year. He's hungry.' David Clifford kicks a two-pointer against Armagh. Pic: INPHO/James Lawlor 'He's hungry, he's got his bounce back. I think he found last year, maybe 18 months, a bit difficult in terms of maybe mental fatigue more than anything else. But he's back in great physical shape and you can see from the images, he's really enjoying the game again. The hunger is back.' 'Look, I think it's probably unfair to be putting him into any category of where he sits at the moment. Maybe ask that question when he's coming at the end of his career and he'll probably be high on every list.' It has been far from plain sailing for the Kingdom this summer as if it wasn't for a crazy 20 minute spell against Armagh they may not be in and All-Ireland semi-final this Saturday. During the second half of the Armagh clash, after going 5 points down early in the half, Kerry went on a roll scoring 16 points as they turned the tables to gain a 10 point lead, ultimately a big enough one to knock out the reigning All-Ireland champions. 24 July 2022; David Clifford of Kerry celebrates with the Sam Maguire Cup after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kerry and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile You could say that Kerry are hitting their stride at the right time and Cooper feels that they are on the right trajectory but need to show that the Armagh second half wasn't a once off. 'The Armagh game was an incredible 20 minutes, but they have to make sure that they can find that same sort of level at some stage the next day. 'Obviously the graph is rising for them now and it will have to continue to rise for them to win the All-Ireland. But Jack [O'Connor] has been around long enough to know that winning against Armagh then losing this weekend will take a lot of the goodness of the stuff that they did away. So they have to back it up, they have to show that it wasn't a one-off performance. David Clifford during the match against Armagh. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile 'Despite all the injuries, they've overcome and they've found their form and we're hoping that they're beginning to peak at the right time in Croke Park. And that's certainly something that the Kerry public are hoping for. And what we're hoping also is that that performance against Armagh in the second half will give the team great confidence in terms of, okay, we found our mojo, we're back and we're coming right at the right time. It will likely take another huge performance from Clifford along with the rest of his Kerry teammates to beat this strong Tyrone unit. Tyrone may not have a superstar but as a collective Tyrone are a fine team. But with Clifford in the form he is, there aren't many who can stop him from succeeding.
