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Irish Times
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Football championship: GAA confirms fixture details for final round-robin games
Galway's future in this year's All-Ireland SFC will be determined in Cavan after the GAA confirmed the Tribesmen's final round-robin game against Armagh will take place at Breffni Park on Saturday, June 14th (throw-in 6.30pm). Dessie Farrell's Dublin will face Derry in Newry at the same time with both games to be shown live on GAA+. The CCCC has staggered the final round of Sam Maguire group games – with groups two (4.15pm) and four (6.30pm) taking place on Saturday and groups one (4pm) and three (2pm) on Sunday. Donegal's clash with Mayo at Dr Hyde Park on the Sunday will be shown live on RTÉ, as will Monaghan's fixture with Down at the Athletic Grounds. READ MORE Fixture details: Saturday, June 14th Group Two Kerry v Meath, O'Connor Park, 4.15pm Roscommon v Cork, O'Moore Park, 4.15pm (GAA+) Group Four Armagh v Galway, Breffni Park, 6.30pm (GAA+) Dublin v Derry, Páirc Esler, 6.30pm (GAA+) Sunday June 15th Group One Donegal v Mayo, Dr Hyde Park, 4pm (RTÉ) Tyrone v Cavan, Brewster Park, 4pm Group Three Louth v Clare, O'Moore Park, 2pm Monaghan v Down, Athletic Grounds, 2pm (RTÉ)
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Donegal and Monaghan pick up All-Ireland group stage wins
Ulster champions Donegal got back to winning ways after defeat by Tyrone last time out [Getty Images] Ulster champions Donegal picked up their first win of the All-Ireland round-robin series as they beat Cavan 3-26 to 1-13 at Breffni Park. After a shock defeat by Tyrone last time out, Jim McGuinness' side bounced back in style, scoring an unanswered 1-5 either side of the break which proved crucial. Advertisement A late Finbarr Roarty fisted goal after the hooter gave Donegal a comfortable seven-point half-time lead after a physical first half in which there seemed little to separate the sides. But McGuinness' side pulled away in the second period as Cavan began to tire in the last 20 minutes. Conor O'Donnell fired home a second goal, with Caolan McColgan adding a third with the final play of the game. Donegal will now look to book their place in the next round with a win against Mayo in their last Group One game. Monaghan made it back-to-back wins in Group Three with two-pointers key to their 1-25 to 1-16 victory against Clare at Clones. Advertisement It was Clare who led 0-14 to 0-7 at half-time, using the wind to their advantage to kick a flurry of two-pointers of their own. Monaghan roared back in the second half and Conor McCarthy's calm finish soon after the restart gave them the lead and they kicked on from there to win by nine points. Monaghan now face Down in their final game with the winner set to top the group and progress straight to the quarter-finals.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Donegal and Monaghan pick up All-Ireland group stage wins
Ulster champions Donegal picked up their first win of the All-Ireland round-robin series as they beat Cavan 3-26 to 1-13 at Breffni a shock defeat by Tyrone last time out, Jim McGuinness' side bounced back in style, scoring an unanswered 1-5 either side of the break which proved crucial.A late Finbarr Roarty fisted goal after the hooter gave Donegal a comfortable seven-point half-time lead after a physical first half in which there seemed little to separate the McGuinness' side pulled away in the second period as Cavan began to tire in the last 20 O'Donnell fired home a second goal, with Caolan McColgan adding a third with the final play of the will now look to book their place in the next round with a win against Mayo in their last Group One made it back-to-back wins in Group Three with two-pointers key to their 1-25 to 1-16 victory against Clare at was Clare who led 0-14 to 0-7 at half-time, using the wind to their advantage to kick a flurry of two-pointers of their roared back in the second half and Conor McCarthy's calm finish soon after the restart gave them the lead and they kicked on from there to win by nine now face Down in their final game with the winner set to top the group and progress straight to the quarter-finals.
Irish Times
3 days ago
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Donegal triumph over Cavan to put championship aspirations back on track
All-Ireland SFC: Donegal 3-26 Cavan 1-13 Order restored. Donegal got back on track with a comfortable 19-point victory in a contest that petered out long before the final whistle at Breffni Park. It was all in stark contrast to the closing stages of a cantankerous first half in which six yellow cards were flashed – including one to Jim McGuinness and another to a member of the Cavan backroom team. It threatened to boil over in those dying moments of the first half with grappling matches breaking out across the pitch. McGuinness even raced up the line and went nose to nose with his opposite number, Raymond Galligan. For the neutrals it was all very entertaining but for Donegal fans among the 12,509 in attendance it merely underlined the stakes at play in relation to their All-Ireland aspirations. READ MORE Having lost to Tyrone last weekend, leaving Cavan with their tails between their legs wasn't really an option for Donegal. They needed to show their mettle and in truth they won this All-Ireland SFC Group 1 clash in those frantic moments just before half-time, hitting 1-1. There were three points between the sides when it all got hot and heavy on the sideline. Cavan, having pulled off a shock victory over Mayo two weeks ago, were poking another bear. Only this time the bear roared back. Donegal's Michael Murphy tackles Cavan's Niall Carolan. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho First, Patrick McBrearty tapped over a free in the final minute of the half but there was still time for the Cavan kickout. The home side, playing against the wind in the opening half, won possession and after the hooter sounded they opted to keep the ball alive and try force a score. However, Ryan Donohoe was turned over and Donegal immediately smelt blood. In a rapid counterattack the move ended with Michael Murphy offloading to McBrearty who put the ball across the face of the goal to the incoming Finbarr Roarty, who finished neatly to give his side a seven-point advantage at the turnaround, 1-12 to 1-5. 'I think, realistically, the goal just before half-time really knocked us,' said Galligan afterwards. 'We were excellent for what, 32 minutes. We ticked a lot of boxes in the sense of what we were looking for in the first half. 'But just in three minutes we lost our composure, we lost possession. And at this level you're going to get hurt. And I think that probably was a sucker blow because we'd done so much right.' Cavan had the benefit of the wind in the second half but a comeback never seemed likely. They did narrow the gap to five points at one stage but Donegal dominated the second period, outscoring the home side 2-14 to 0-8 after the break. The sting had been taken out of the game. Donegal's Caolan McColgan celebrates scoring the final point of the game. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho The first-half incident from which McGuinness was booked appeared to have been sparked after referee Fergal Kelly halted a breakaway Donegal attack because of a head injury to Cavan's Dara McVeety. 'Listen, we were frustrated with some of the calls, we were trying to talk to the officials. We weren't getting very far,' said McGuinness. 'There were a couple of instances where we were on the transition and those transitional moments were pulled. 'There were two or three things like that there at crucial moments almost in the game at that moment in time. So that was very frustrating.' The fire and brimstone of the first half was replaced by Donegal wrapping players in cotton wool and eyeing up the bigger picture. Murphy was brought ashore midway through the second half. He had been immense during his time on the pitch, scoring from a range of angles and leading the line well despite the close attention of Killian Brady. The kickout battle proved a productive feeding ground for Donegal where Michael Langan and Hugh McFadden was effective though there were periods when both sides struggled at retaining their own restarts. The absence of Shaun Patton due to an ankle injury (McGuinness indicated afterwards he should be available for the Mayo game) meant Gavin Mulreany started between the posts for Donegal. Mulreany will probably feel he could have done better to deny Brian O'Connell a goal in the 16th minute, but overall Cavan just didn't carry enough of a scoring threat. Donegal had 12 different scorers, including Oisín Gallen and Jamie Brennan off the bench. Conor and Shane O'Donnell both caused Cavan problems. Conor O'Donnell scores a goal for Donegal. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/Inpho Donegal's hard-running game against the wind in the second half was impressive and Cavan visibly tired as they attempted to curtail the incessant yellow and green wave after wave of attack. The Ulster champions face Mayo next while Cavan tackle Tyrone again. Scoring difference might yet become a factor in sorting out this group and so nearing the finish Donegal refused to ease down through the gears here, even though victory had been long secured. In fact they finished the second half the same way they finished the first – with a goal. After the hooter sounded, Donegal worked the ball through a jaded Cavan defensive screen and Caolan McColgan netted. 'I don't know if it (scoring difference) will become a thing or not, but listen, there were a lot of people in Ballybofey last week,' said McGuinness. 'You need to go in there, you need to deliver a performance. There are no guarantees in football but go in and deliver a performance that shows who you are and your identity. 'And we didn't do that and we were very disappointed about that. So, we're delighted that we were able to do that today and get points on the board. And now there are four teams and two points so anything can happen, really.' DONEGAL: G Mulreany; F Roarty (1-0-0), B McCole, P Mogan (0-0-1); R McHugh (0-0-1), E Bán Gallagher, C McColgan (1-0-1); H McFadden, M Langan; S O'Donnell (0-0-3), C Thompson (0-0-3, 2f), C Moore (0-0-1); P McBrearty (0-0-1, 1f), M Murphy (0-1-5, 2′45, 2f), C O'Donnell (1-0-4). Subs: O Gallen (0-0-3) for McBrearty (ht); D Ó Baoill for Murphy (54 mins); S McMenamin for Roarty (57); J Brennan (0-0-1) for Mogan (62); A Doherty for Gallagher (65). CAVAN: L Brady (0-0-1, 1′45); C Reilly, K Brady, N Carolan; P Faulkner, B O'Connell (1-0-0), C Brady; E Crowe, O Kiernan; G Smith (0-0-1), D McVeety (0-1-2), C Madden (0-0-4, 2f), S McEvoy, R Donohoe, C O'Reilly (0-0-1). Subs: J Smith (0-0-1) for McEvoy, P Lynch for Donohoe (both ht); O Brady for O'Reilly (50 mins); K Clarke (0-0-1) for Madden (52); L Fortune for K Brady (57). Referee: F Kelly (Longford).
