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Irish Examiner
a day ago
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- Irish Examiner
‘It's really exciting for all of us heading back up' – Maher relishing Croke Park return
They had their own business to take care of. For Tipperary, matters in Croke Park could wait. To secure their first date in HQ since 2019, they first had to overcome Galway. Outside of the Tipperary dressing room afterwards, their players started to learn about the seismic shock that had just taken place in the other quarter-final. Dublin's win over Limerick meant they would face old rivals Kilkenny in the semi-final. 'I wasn't looking at it at all,' said Ronan Maher. 'Just concentrating on my own game. You try to get right inside the dressing room. I only heard it when I came back in and walked into the dressing room.' That was a theme. Man of the Match Andrew Ormond only heard during his post-match interview. Manager Liam Cahill was content that 'they're all big boys' and can manage their game preparation themselves. There was no need to ban mobile phones or anything like that. It was against Galway in their opening league game that Cahill called for the Premier supporters to get behind his side. Saturday was the latest example that they have done so. Not even the threat of sprinklers turning on, which the Gaelic Grounds announcer warned repeatedly, could force them off the field after their pitch invasion. They took deserved time to soak it in. 'In fairness to the Tipp supporters, they have been getting behind us the whole way through the Munster Championship and onto the quarter-final, which is brilliant to see. It is a great lift for us on the field. They are the extra man. Long may it continue.' Maher is one of ten All-Ireland winners still in the Tipperary panel. The likes of Jake Morris, the McGraths, Willie Connors and Jason Forde will all be invaluable mentors over the next two weeks. They haven't played Kilkenny in championship since the 2019 triumph. For that experienced crop, it is good to be back. 'It is a new team. It is really exciting for all of us heading back up the M7. That is the aim at the start of the year and we're there now,' he said. 'It is going to be very exciting for everyone involved. They are a great bunch of lads there and a lot of work has gone in. We're looking forward to going up.'
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
GAA Championships: All today's football and hurling action as it happened
As the GAA's football and hurling championships reach the business end, there was a feast of action today. With Dublin's hurlers having shocked Limerick at Croke Park, the Sky Blue footballers made it a double for the capital with a three-point win over Cork Cork. Tipperary also ended Galway's interest in the All-Ireland SHC with a solid quarter-final win. Here's how the action unfolded. 4 minutes ago WATCH: Tipperary's man of the match Andrew Ormond speaking to RTE at full-time The Sunday Game on Twitter / X Tipperary forward Andrew Ormond is your man of the match in the win over Galway The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 21, 2025 9 minutes ago FULL-TIME: Dublin 1-19 Cork 1-16 The Dubs march on to the last eight of the All-Ireland football championship. It wasn't plain sailing for the Boys in Blue who had to dig deep against a spirited and impressive Cork side. Dublin won a late free to kill the remaining seconds before it was hoofed into the Hogan Stand by Tom Lahiff. Paddy Small has been nominated as the man of the match with his 0-4 from play. Cork had a number of impressive performers like Colm O'Callaghan and Mark Cronin who contributed 0-4, while Chris Og Jones fired in 1-4 of the Rebels total. 13 minutes ago 69' Dublin 1-19 Cork 1-16 Dublin might have just done enough here! Luke Breathnach has extended the Dubs lead out to 3-points. With just seconds remaining, keep ball will do. Cork need a goal but the Boys in Blue have possession. 14 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 2-17 Tipperary 1-28 (Full-time) GOAL! It won't count for much as Galway bow out of the All-Ireland championship. Declan McLoughlin found the net at the death. Tipperary march on to the semi-finals and in truth they were superior from the get-go in Limerick this evening. Not once did Liam Cahill's men relinquish their lead from early in the first-half. The Sunday Game on Twitter / X Full-time: Tipperary 1-28 Galway 2-17Galway score a consolation goal at the death, but it's Tipperary that progress to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 21, 2025 16 minutes ago 66' Dublin 1-18 Cork 1-16 Mark Cronin points from a free, but Sean Hurson spots an infringement from Cork as they breach the three-men in each half rule. Cormac Costello duly obliges and kicks over a routine free. Cork get a chance to level the game at the other end from two-point range but Stephen Cluxton gathers it. 19 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 1-16 Tipperary 1-27 (70 mins) Tipperary look destined to join Dublin in the All-Ireland hurling semi-final stage where they will face Cork and Kilkenny. Cathal Mannion keeps his personal tally ticking over with two frees, while Jason Forde raisesa white flag at the other end from a placed ball. We will play 3 minutes of additional time here at the Gaelic Grounds. Here's Tipperary's goal scored by Oisin O'Donoghue: The Sunday Game on Twitter / X Oisín O'Donoghue's introduction proves inspired, with the Tipperary full-forward finding the back of the net after an expansive attack that tears Galway apart📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer📱 Updates - The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 21, 2025 21 minutes ago 61' Dublin 1-17 Cork 1-15 Into the business end of this preliminary quarter-final and Dublin have opened up a two-point lead. Cormac Costello and Paddy Small, the Ballymun Kickhams man is up to 0-4 for the day, widens the void between themselves and the Rebels. Lee Gannon has been replaced by Tom Lahiff, while Seah Powter is in for Matty Taylor. 25 minutes ago 58' Dublin 1-15 Cork 1-15 Scores are coming thick and fast now! Sean Bugler fires a point over at the Hill 16 end before Cathail O'Mahony replicates what Chris Og Jones did a minute earlier and punches a point over the black spot. 28 minutes ago 56' Dublin 1-14 Cork 1-14 Cormac Costello and Paddy Small register two points in as many minutes, but we are level for the fifth time this evening as Chris Og Jones slips in along the end line and fists a point over Stephen Cluxton's bar. 30 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 1-14 Tipperary 1-26 (59 mins) GOAL! Tom Monaghan gets a second point in as many minutes before Noel McGrath and Jake Morris reply with two fine scores. A minute later, Tipperary work the sliotar up to Oisin O'Donoghue who rounds Daithi Burke and gives Darach Fahy the eyes as he sticks it into the lower left-corner. 32 minutes ago 53' Dublin 1-12 Cork 1-13 The Rebels are back in the lead! Mark Cronin and Mitchelstown man Sean Walsh, the latter who kicked a beautiful score from underneath the Hogan Stand terrace, restores Cork's advantage. 36 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 1-13 Tipperary 0-24 (54 mins) Tipperary are starting to pull clear yet again as Jason Forde measures a sideline cut to perfection. Willie Connors follows that up with a point. Tom Monaghan responds for the Tribesmen, but Darragh Stakelum cancels the score out with a point of his own. A goal chance fell to Jake Morris moments ago but Darach Fahy did well to smother the effort and block the follow up attempt from Morris' boot. Oisin O'Donoghue has replaced Darragh McCarthy, while Declan McLoughlin takes over from Conor Cooney. 40 minutes ago 46' Dublin 1-12 Cork 1-10 GOAL! What a finish. Raheny man Brian Howard decides to do it himself. He turned for goal, ripped past Sean McDonnell and hammered the ball into the top-right corner. A sensational goal that sends the Hill into raptures! Colm O'Callaghan replies with a point which will do the Rebels a world of good. GAA+ on Twitter / X 🔥WHAT A GOAL FROM BRIAN HOWARD🔥Postage stamp from the Raheny man 📩@DubGAAOfficial take the lead in Croke Park 🏐Football clips brought to you by @AIB_GAA #TheToughest #DUBvCOR GAA+ (@GAAPlusOfficial) June 21, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 42 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 1-12 Tipperary 0-20 (47 mins) Liam Cahill's men have responded well since the concession of the goal. Darragh McCarthy drilled over a free, while Darragh Stakelum just about avoided the hook to register a point off the bench. 46 minutes ago 41' Dublin 0-12 Cork 1-09 And suddenly we're level for the first time today since the ball was thrown in! Colm O'Callaghan scored a wonderful point for the Rebels, but the Boys in Blue wasted no time in replying. Lee Gannon and Niall Scully raised the umpire's white flag in quick succession from close range with some direct running at the Cork back line. 48 minutes ago All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Galway 1-12 Tipperary 0-18 (41 mins) GOAL! Jake Morris and Cathal Mannion tapped over scores before Colm Molloy rattled the net. Rhys Shelly stood no chance this time - the wing-forward skipped his shot off the turf and beneath the Tipp keeper's legs to the net. Andrew Ormond replies with a point to settle the Premier County nerves in an instant. The Sunday Game on Twitter / X Colm Molloy grabs a fine goal for Galway from an acute angle📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer📱 Updates - The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 21, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 50 minutes ago 37' Dublin 0-10 Cork 1-08 Brian O'Driscoll has his pocket picked by Ciaran Kilkenny who released Eoin Murchan. The Na Fianna man is fouled and Cormac Costello fires over the free from close range. 52 minutes ago 36' We are back for the second-half in Croker! No changes to report on from either team here, meanwhile the hurling has resumed between Tipperary and Galway in the Gaelic Grounds. There's no half-time substitutions there either. 55 minutes ago WATCH: A wonderful save from Rhys Shelly kept Galway at bay in the first-half The Sunday Game on Twitter / X Tipperary's Rhys Shelly pulls off a brilliant save from Kevin Cooney, and it's the Premier County that lead Galway by 0-16 to 0-11 at the break. 📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer📱 Updates - The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 21, 2025 Live Blog Software
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Andrew Ormond finding his feet in the Tipperary senior ranks
Such are the competing narratives in the Tipperary attack, the achievement of Andrew Ormond is finding space to tell and have his story heard, never mind finding space in the company of Cian Galvin and Tadhg de Búrca to torment and thrive. There is Darragh McCarthy's debut summer of red mist and razor accuracy. There is John McGrath's rejuvenated summer of relentless green. There's older brother Noel's summer of record appearances and ageless vision. And we could hardly omit Jake Morris' coming-of-age summer. And so you'd think, from that, that the Tipp forward unit was already busy enough and sufficiently stuffed with championship plotlines and performers. Think again. Andrew Ormond's story, up until 6pm on May 10, was of a decorated underage talent that failed to achieve the senior breakthrough. His story was that of a Tipp minor, a Harty Cup and Croke Cup winner with Our Lady's Templemore, all in 2017, and a Munster and All-Ireland U20 winner in 2019. From 1-2 in the 2019 U20 final victory over Cork and 1-3 in the Munster U20 final defeat to the same opposition a year later, Liam Sheedy saw enough to bring Ormond into the senior panel in 2021. It was, however, four seasons later in February 2024 before his senior competitive debut arrived. His 2024 championship involvement, meanwhile, amounted to 20 minutes at the end of a Limerick lashing and a first start for their already-eliminated final-round clash against Clare. Forgive the chronological nature of the piece thus far but it is necessary to paint the clearest picture possible of his silverware-laden teenage years, his in-the-wilderness early 20s, and his stunning senior announcement of recent weeks. He started Tipp's first two League games of 2025 and didn't start again for another 97 days until the aforementioned May 10. A fortnight earlier he was the first sub introduced against Cork in a game long gone from them. In 31 minutes on the field, the JK Brackens clubman had four possessions. A goal shot saved, a point, a handpass intercepted, and a wide. Nothing spectacular there and yet still enough felt Cahill to promote him for the must-win spin to Ennis. From centre-forward, he had six first-half possessions. Two goals, a secondary assist and defence-opening pass for John McGrath's opening goal, and an assist to Morris for a goal shot that ended as a converted 65. Arguably more important was his contribution in the first 11 minutes to a second half where Tipp, against the elements, managed only three points. Ormond assisted the first, nailed the second himself, and was fouled for the third. Fast forward to the 70th minute and Tipp's lead wobbling at the minimum, Ormond was found drawing another foul, but this time way back in his own half. Ken Hogan was invited onto the Irish Examiner Dalo's hurling show podcast the Monday after to explain the Tipp result and explain the origins of Ormond's out-of-nowhere influence. 'He's highly rated in Tipp. Has all the underage medals. Low to the ground, great centre of gravity. Probably not the greatest finisher, they would say in Tipp. But by God he got his chances on Saturday and buried two goals. That's a huge fillip; you brought in a new guy in Andrew Ormond and you brought in the old guy in John McGrath, and both contributed hugely,' said the former Premier goalkeeper. That 'not-the-greatest-finisher' perception was further punctured a week later against Waterford. The centre-forward's numbers were incredible. Between the 15th and 20th minute, he laid off the final pass for a pair of John McGrath points, clipped his second point, and was fouled for another. Across six minutes early in the second period, he was fouled on three occasions, two of which were converted, and added to his own tally with another white flag. His numbers had Anthony Daly asking Liam Sheedy in the makeshift RTÉ studio, 'where have you been hiding this fella'? Across the two starts and 28 possessions, he registered 2-4 and was directly involved in another 1-10. 'He first came in in 2021, was in around the group, but never really featured. To see where he is now; the Clare match gave him massive confidence,' said Sheedy on a recent edition of the Examiner hurling podcast. Ormond and his underage buddy Jake Morris rotate and drift in and out of the No.11 slot. A double centre-forward if you will, even if at times neither are occupying that slot. Waterford were far too slow to either press up or sit a midfielder deep during their Round 4 defeat in Thurles. If Gavin Lee is retained at centre-back for Galway and is tasked with offering protection to an injury-hit full-back line not overloaded with pace, then a David Burke or a Ronan Glennon or whichever midfielder is not obsessed with pushing forward must be obsessed with limiting the influence of a confidence-high bolter whose hit 2-7 across his three starts this summer. 'We took our learnings from last year, 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,' Ormond remarked following his man of the match display against the Déise. He was talking about Tipp's 2025 story. He could easily have been talking about his own.
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.'
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Oisin O'Donoghue nets first Munster SHC goal as Tipperary book place in All-Ireland series with win over Waterford
LIAM CAHILL says Tipperary have atoned for the 'embarrassment' of last year as they progressed from the Munster Championship. Oisín O'Donoghue's first Championship goal fired the Premier through to the All-Ireland SHC series with a nine-point win over Waterford. 2 Tipperary beat Waterford in the Munster hurling championship Credit: Ray McManus/Sportsfile 2 Andrew Ormond, right, was Player of the Match Credit: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile Tipp had not beaten the Déise in the Championship since 2019. They also failed to win back-to-back Championship matches since 2019 and had not won a SHC match at home since then either. All of those items were crossed off the bucket list in front of 28,758 fans at Semple Stadium. Cahill declared: 'We, and I say management, coaches, everybody involved, didn't represent that jersey correctly last year. It weighed very hard on us over the winter. Read More on GAA 'We took unbelievable inspiration from our minors last year with the way they grounded out the All-Ireland. 'Leaving Nowlan Park, I was so happy to be a Tipperary man but I was also so embarrassed that our flagship team didn't follow that and set that trend. 'We had to rely on a group of younger players in Tipperary to show us the Tipperary way. 'My players acknowledge that. We've made the necessary adjustments to the personnel in the dressing room and they've gone after everything they've been asked. Most read in GAA Hurling 'They've backed me to the hilt in what I had to do. Everybody has worked extremely hard and I'm just happy now that we're one of the three out of Munster.' In the All-Ireland minor final that Cahill referenced, Tipp battled for an hour with 13 players before seeing off Kilkenny. Limerick GAA fans troll RTE pundit Donal Og Cusack after win over Cork And just four days on from their latest underage success at Munster Under-20 level, Cahill hailed his young stars for their contribution. O'Donoghue was the man of the match in Wednesday's win and shone for the seniors in Thurles yesterday. He came on in the 68th minute with his side up by three and found the net with his first touch. It was the first goal Waterford conceded in the Championship this year. O'Donoghue then closed the victory with Tipp's 30th point in the final play. Having served his ban, Darragh McCarthy was a late addition to the starting team in place of Noel McGrath. The Toomevara teenager teed up O'Donoghue's goal, slotted over 11 frees and was controversially denied a black-card penalty against Ian Kenny. Tipp Under-20 captain Sam O'Farrell also found the target from midfield. Andrew Ormond is a couple of years older but was able to turn in a man-of- the-match display on his third Championship start. He scored 0-3 and was fouled for five scoreable frees. A sixth foul should have led to a penalty but Seán Stack played advantage and John McGrath batted over the crossbar. 'BIG STANDARDS' Cahill added: 'There are big standards here in Tipperary. Always have been. When you don't adhere to them, there are consequences. We're in a transition period here in Tipperary. 'But we won't be able to play that card forever. I'll be the first to admit that.' After a ten-minute delay due to crowd congestion, Tipp had to weather an early Waterford storm. And it took the visitors just 12 seconds to rattle the net. Stephen Bennett was allowed to catch the sliotar uncontested and bounced home to surpass Paul Flynn as the Déise's all-time Championship top scorer. He finished with 1-9 to his name. They moved 1-3 to 0-1 ahead but Bennett missed three early frees to let Tipp off the hook. The hosts settled with four consecutive points, including Jason Forde's first of two sideline cuts, before Ormond brought the sides level. By that juncture, Waterford had struck nine wides to Tipp's two. There was another penalty controversy at the other end. Stack awarded Kevin Mahony a free when he appeared to have been fouled inside the box. Bennett tapped over for a 0-16 to 1-10 half-time deficit. Tipp resumed with four of the first five points into the breeze. Waterford came back with six unanswered points to level. Led by McCarthy, the Premier replied by slotting over six successive points. Waterford notched the next three but O'Donoghue's green flag finished them off. The Déise's hopes of progressing from the Munster SHC for the first time will come down to a final-round trip to Cork. TIPPERARY : R Shelly; R Doyle, M Breen, E Connolly 0-3, 2f; B O'Mara, C Morgan, R Maher; S O'Farrell 0-1, W Connors; C Stakelum, A Ormond 0-3, J Morris 0-4; D McCarthy 0-11f, J McGrath 0-2, J Forde 0-3, 2 s-l. Subs : D Stakelum for Connors 47-52 mins; N McGrath 0-1 for C Stakelum 51; D Stakelum for O'Farrell 52; S Kenneally 0-1 for J McGrath 57; O O'Donoghue 1-1 for Forde 68; S Kennedy for Morgan 70. WATERFORD : B Nolan; I Daly, C Prunty, I Kenny; P Leavey 0-1, T de Búrca, M Fitzgerald; G Fives, D Lyons 0-1 s-l; M Kiely 0-2, J Barron 0-4, J Prendergast; K Mahony 0-1, Stephen Bennett 1-9, 0-7f, D Hutchinson 0-1. Subs : Patrick Fitzgerald 0-1 for Mahony 46 mins; Shane Bennett for Fives 55; P Curran for Kiely 61; S Walsh 0-1 for Hutchinson 65; T Barron for Daly 70+2. REFEREE : S Stack (Dublin).
