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Irish Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Meath GAA anthem called 'Song of the Summer' ahead of All-Ireland semi-final
A Meath GAA parody cover has been playfully branded the 'song of the summer' while opposition fans have jokingly taken less kindly to the viral clip. Donal Bowens and Kilmainhamwood Chairperson Richard Corbally teamed up to make a parody song to the tune of Chappell Roan's HOT TO GO! as excitement continues to grow in the Royal County. Meath meet Donegal this Sunday in what is their first appearance in the final four since 2009, and the county is throwing their full weight behind the team. Corbally and Bowens penned HOT FOR MEATH! and went to ridiculous efforts filming all around the county, including at Pairc Tailteann and inside Jack Kiernan's famous shoe and sports gear shop with the renowned shopowner even featuring in the video himself. And instead of singing H-O-T-T-O-G-O, Corbally has opted for M-A-T-T Costello instead. It is safe to say the song got some mixed reviews. Royal County fans called it the 'song of the summer' and an 'instant classic,' while those outside of Meath joked they would be throwing their full support behind Donegal after hearing the song. Meath are rank outsiders for this Sunday's clash after being the unexpected story of the summer, finding their way to the final four. Robbie Brennan got off to a quick start in the league before missing out on promotion by a single point. Since then, it has been a dreamlike summer for the Royals as they ended Dublin's stranglehold on the Leinster Championship before narrowly losing the final to Louth. The Royals would bounce back by topping a tricky group consisting of Cork, Roscommon and Kerry and beat the Kingdom by nine points. The upsets got bigger with a shock win over Galway in Croke Park in the quarter-finals to earn themselves a final-four spot. Standing in their way are Ulster Champions Donegal, who are heavily favoured to win the match.
BBC News
11-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Larne beat Ballymena to keep up chase for second spot
Larne kept up their pursuit of runner-up spot in the Irish Premiership by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Ballymena Invermen's victory sees them move to within two points of second-placed Glentoran, who could restore their five-point cushion should they beat Glenavon in their game in hand over Gary Haveron's side on Wednesday Jordan McMullan fired the Sky Blues into an early lead with his second goal in successive responded with a close-range strike from Tiarnan O'Connor before the break before Paul O'Neill fired the visitors in front in the second a playing surface made difficult by a heavy pre-match rain shower, it was the home side who struck first in the eighth Corbally delivered a free kick from the left-hand side of Larne's penalty area and defender McMullan arrived unmarked to slide home a shot at the back back-to-back league champions levelled on the half-hour when Jordan McEneff evaded a sliding tackle on the right hand side of the penalty area and delivered a low cross which O'Connor stretched to poke past Sean O'Neill from close almost regained the lead virtually straight from the restart as Corbally burst into the penalty area but his shot cannoned to safety off the chest of keeper Rohan Ferguson, while Success Edogun's shot from an acute angle came back off the introduced Andy Ryan at the interval and the Scottish striker almost took advantage of some hesitant Ballymena defending but keeper O'Neill was quickly off his line to block the visitors went in front on 73 minutes following a spell of pressure which culminated in McEneff's cross from the right falling to Olatunde Bayode. He completely mis-hit his shot but it fell into the path of Paul O'Neill who kept his cool to turn and fire past O' thought they had forced an equaliser deep in injury time when Ben Kennedy fired home from close range following a corner but it was adjudged to be offside and the effort didn't count.
