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Irish Daily Mirror
28-05-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Down-Louth TV info, throw-in time, date and more for All-Ireland football clash
Down and Louth clash this weekend in Group 4 of the All-Ireland Series, with a win for either side meaning all but qualification for the knockout rounds. Group 4 is largely shaping up as expected, with Clare at the foot of the group and Monaghan picking up a win against the Wee County last weekend. The two sides met in Division 2 of the league in February, with Louth winning by the minimum in Drogheda. Down took care of Clare emphatically last time out, winning by 17 points in Ennis. Louth are wounded after a six point loss against Monaghan at "home" in Newbridge and will look to bag their first points of the group in this one. Here's what you need to know about the big game: Saturday, May 31. Páirc Esler in Newry. The game is due to begin at 5:30pm. No, the game is not being shown on TV or being streamed on GAA+, but you can follow updates with our live blog. Down - 8/13 Draw - 15/2 Louth - 17/10
The Irish Sun
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘One full day' – Sharlene Mawdsley's Tipperary GAA star boyfriend shares first snap of them together
NEVER mind One Fine Day, Sharlene Mawdsley and Michael Breen were just content to share 'one full day' amid her globetrotting schedule. The sprinter was back in her native county for a full 24 hours after placing second in a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Zagreb on Saturday. 2 'Lola's favourite is back (for one full day)' Credit: @MIKEYBREENO 2 The high-profile pair went Instagram official last weekend Credit: @sharlenem1 Breen and his teammates had the weekend off from the Munster Hurling Championship as it happened to be their bye week in the five-team competition. They were able to rest easy knowing that they'd already secured a spot in the top-three and with it, progression to the All-Ireland Series. Sunday's action ensured they won't be in the Munster final, however, as Cork leapfrogged them in the standings with Read More On Irish Sport June 7 will be the Rebels' first provincial final since 2018 where they will attempt to stop Limerick clinching a ridiculous SEVENTH crown in a row. Victorious manager Pat Ryan said: 'We left an awful lot of chances behind us. But it's knockout Championship, there's going to be a bit more trepidation in it, a bit more nervousness in it. 'Both ourselves and Waterford knew that if we didn't win, we'd be out of the Championship. We played a small bit like that, with a bit of nerves.' Ryan's side finished the game with their wides tally at 17. Most read in Athletics One of those was a glorious goal opportunity for Shane Barrett. Ryan added: 'That's something we'll work on, the efficiency side of it, but I thought our work-rate, our hitting the breaks, our hunger to get on the ball was an awful lot better than it was last week and that's the way it should be. That's the standard. RTE pundit Joe Canning urges GAA to make huge change for Leinster hurling final as fans 'totally agree' 'You're not always going to play as well or have great hurling at times and things might not come off in your game-plan. "But your work-rate, your attitude and your character has to be the standard. 'From our point of view, the attitude last week wasn't good enough. The effort wasn't good enough. I don't think we played brilliant hurling today but today was about attitude and character.' The 48-year-old also used his post-game platform to He insisted: 'It's hard not to get drawn into the hype. Some of it was stupid stuff altogether and a lot of it was coming from outside the county. 'You heard people writing off Limerick, some of our own people. Are they off their game or what? 'From my point of view, that was very annoying. I think sometimes fellas would be building you up, hoping that you'd get a kick in the ass.' Just five weeks since
The 42
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
'Every football team is still in Championship' - Queally calls for change to hurling structure
WATERFORD BOSS PETER Queally has called for a change to the hurling championship structure after his side suffered another early exit from the Liam MacCarthy competition. In what is the sixth edition of the round-robin format, Waterford have failed once again to qualify for the All-Ireland stage. The Déise needed a win over Cork to advance, but lost out by six points in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Speaking to the media after their defeat, Queally initially said it was 'hard to put a finger' on why Waterford have struggled to figure their way out of the round-robin system before he was asked if the current structure has been a contributing factor. '100%,' he replied. 'Clare are the reigning All-Ireland Champions. Remember, they were out of this Championship two weeks ago because [of] the results last week. [It's] the start in May. Every football team is still in the Championship. Advertisement 'We've been training in all the winter months. Now the ground is hard. We want to be hurling and we're gone out of the Championship. Clare are gone out of the Championship and every other team is nearly still in the Championship. 'I would like to see a change in structure where we're afforded a little bit of a chance to hurl during the summer when everyone wants to hurl and everyone wants to watch hurling, not in December, January and February.' Elaborating on his desire for change, he continued by offering a suggestion as to what that new format could look like. 'Maybe it's following suit with our football counterparts where you have your provincial championship and then you have your All-Ireland Series. I'm sure if you had a Championship [with] two groups of whatever, and you were across provinces, you can imagine the crowds that would go to a Wexford-Waterford game or a Kilkenny-Waterford game. 'I've had conversations with fellas who have decided to opt out because, 'I can give all this and I might not be able to hurl in the summer.' 'People are deciding not to play because of the amount of effort and training that's asked of them all through the winter months. Then you come up against three awesome hurling teams and you're putting away your hurley in the summer evenings when all you want to do is hurl.' Reflecting more closely on the match against Cork, Queally questioned some decisions in the first half which went against his side. One such call occurred in the seventh minute when Stephen Bennett was fouled after breaking through on goal. However, referee Johnny Murphy ruled that it was not a goal opportunity and did not award a penalty. Related Reads Goals from Hayes and Horgan help Cork storm into Munster final as Waterford exit Pat Ryan is walking a tightrope - and Cork's hurling year hangs in the balance Start spreading the news: New York hurlers are on their way for the Lory Meagher 'We'd have been very disappointed with a lot of the decisions in the first half that didn't go our way,' said Queally. 'Not making excuses about it. We had a strong breeze. We needed to be ahead in that game by five or six points. 'I know the way Johnny refs the game. He likes to let it go, but at the end of the day, in my opinion, a foul is still a foul. Whether you want it to be a man's game or not. There were times when I thought our lads were fouled. We didn't get the frees and we wouldn't be happy with that.' The first of Cork's two second-half goals arrived just after throw-in as the hosts turned over possession after a block down on Paddy Leavey which resulted in a Brian Hayes finish. Queally admitted that the score was a 'killer blow' but commended his team for how they responded. Waterford were eight points down after conceding the second goal to Patrick Horgan but reduced the gap to three at one stage before the contest petered out. 'That goal straight away had us four points down. It was a very, very strong breeze. 'But I never saw a head drop. They just kept plugging away. They kept working hard. Kept getting the scores. One or two more breaks if they went our way, it could have been a different story.'
Irish Independent
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Cork boss John Cleary pleased with ‘block of work done' in second pre-season period
'We've been happy the way the last three or four weeks went,' the Castlehaven man said John Cleary hopes a 'second pre-season' over the past five weeks will stand to Cork as they embark on their All-Ireland Series campaign. The Rebels have recorded some major group-stage scalps in the past two seasons, taking down Mayo and Donegal. But just as significant were their hard-earned first-round victories over Louth and Clare, both won by two points, to ease the pressure and build that momentum.
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Andrew Ormond ignites Tipperary revival as patience pays off in style
ANDREW Ormond has had to be patient for his Tipperary opportunities. The livewire centre-forward started the first two league games this year but didn't get another start for three months. Advertisement 2 Andrew Ormond of Tipperary knows that patience is key as they hope for a long run in the All-Ireland 2 Andrew Ormond of Tipperary after the Munster GAA Championship clash against Waterford When it came He scored 0-3, assisted 0-2, and was fouled six times by the bamboozled Déise defenders. For More importantly, it secured their progress to the All-Ireland Series. Asked about those landmarks, Ormond replied: 'Look, 2019, I don't know what age I was. That's a long time ago. Advertisement READ MORE ON GAA 'We're just focusing on this year. We took our learnings from last year and said at the start of the year, this is the year now. 'There's no better time than the present. We're not looking back. It's all about looking forward now. 'Every game is going to be a titanic battle from here on in. We had to win today, and I'm fairly sure we're going to have to win the rest of the games we play as well for the summer to be as good as we want it to be. 'The buzz is good. It's a dream to be playing hurling with Tipperary, a dream to be playing in Semple Stadium. Today is a great day, but onwards and upwards.' Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling It was a fantastic week for the whole Ormond family. Andrew's younger brother Jamie scored off the bench as Tipp won the Munster U20 hurling title against Clare on Wednesday. Ormond said: 'We're hurling mad in Templemore. The 20s had a super win the other night. We were delighted for them. Limerick GAA fans troll RTE pundit Donal Og Cusack after win over Cork 'We'll get behind them now for the All-Ireland coming up. Hopefully, the Tipp fans can stay coming to those games and we'll all get things back going the way they should be in Tipperary.' Ormond believes the group has built an impressive understanding, backed up by a powerful bench. Advertisement He added: 'I'm old enough and wise enough to know it mightn't happen like that every day. "I've got lucky the last two games,' 'I've great lads around me. Darragh (McCarthy) popped a few balls to me. Jason (Forde) as well. 'Lads are working so hard. On another day, it could be me popping the ball out, and we'd have other lads getting the scores. Advertisement 'It's a team effort. The subs that came on again, Oisín (O'Donoghue)'s goal, Seánie (Kenneally) getting on the ball, Séamus Kennedy, Noel (McGrath)'s point, we had that impact from the bench again. 'It was a great fillip last week against Clare. Again today, you could hear the Tipperary supporters. They really willed us over the line, and fair dues to everybody who came.'
