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Irish Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
What time, TV channel is Donegal v Tyrone on today in All-Ireland Championship?
A bug in the camp ahead of the Armagh Ulster semi-final encounter didn't help Tyrone. They have more to give than they showed that day. This is a very difficult game for Donegal. Having seen off the best in Ulster in Armagh, Down, Monaghan and Derry, they now face another battle with an ambitious Ulster outfit looking for a scalp. Donegal beat Tyrone twice in last year's championship. Expect a kick in Tyrone in such a scenario. Darragh Canavan will be sharper after injury. Brendan McCole, a serious man marker, might tag him. Darren McCurry hit 10 points against Armagh, with the two point arc certainly suiting him general sharpness in terms of pulling the trigger. Oisin Gallen found his All Star form against Armagh in Donegal's Ulster Final win. Donegal have the greater range of scorers, but this could go anyway with Tyrone looking for that signature big win to mark their arrival as serious contenders under Malachy O'Rourke. Where is the game being played? The game is being played at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. What time is throw-in? Throw in is at 7pm. Can I watch the game on TV? No, the game is not on TV. Is the game being streamed online? The game is being live streamed on GAA+ Betting Odds: Donegal: 4/7 Draw: 8/1 Tyrone: 9/5
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cathal McShane: Forward opts out of Tyrone panel ahead of All-Ireland SFC
Tyrone have been dealt a blow ahead of the beginning of the All-Ireland SFC as forward Cathal McShane has stepped away from the panel. McShane's last appearance for the Red Hands came last month as he was drafted into Malachy O'Rourke's starting 15 for their Ulster Championship opener against Cavan with Darragh Canavan ruled out through injury. The All-Ireland winning forward was not named in the matchday squad for Tyrone's semi-final defeat to Armagh as Canavan and Mark Bradley returned from injury. The Owen Roes attacker made just one National League appearance this season, coming off the bench to kick a point in Tyrone's defeat at Mayo in February. McShane made his inter-county debut a decade ago against Donegal in 2015 and throughout his time in red and white he picked up three Ulster SFC medals (2016, 2017 and 2021) alongside his All-Ireland SFC medal in 2021. McShane won an All-Star for his performances in 2019, finishing as the All-Ireland SFC's top scorer, kicking 3-48 in nine games. He suffered a serious ankle injury in a league game at Galway at the beginning of the 2020 season before returning to help Tyrone win the All-Ireland title in 2021, scoring goals off the bench in their semi-final win over Kerry and in the decider against Mayo. The 29-year-old's absence will prove a blow to O'Rourke and the wider Tyrone squad as they head into an All-Ireland round-robin series starting with a trip to the Ulster champions before hosting Mayo and taking on Cavan at a neutral venue.
Irish Examiner
26-04-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Armagh pip Tyrone at the death after enthralling clash to book Ulster final spot
Ulster SFC semi-final: Armagh 0-23 (0-1-21) Tyrone 0-22 (0-4-14) Champions. This is what they do. Armagh kicked three successive scores in the final seven minutes to secure a stunning one-point triumph over Tyrone and a spot in the Ulster final. A remarkable impact from the Tyrone bench looked to have swung the tie but Armagh produced a courageous close to delight the orange presence in an enthralled 21,288 crowd. Clones has witnessed many great days. This was one of them. With the wind at their backs, the All-Ireland champions burst out and took seven two-point shots. The only successful effort came from Oisin O'Neill and that was cancelled out by a terrific Michael McKernan kick at the O'Duffy terrace end. Armagh carried a 0-11 to 0-8 lead in at the break. In one of several late changes, Darragh Canavan started and curled over a point with his first touch seconds after the throw-in. Paddy Burns took on the task of marking the Errigal star. All of the early creativity came from Kieran McGeeney's side. Ethan Rafferty retained 100% of his first-half kickouts and landed a point after a classic set play where his team-mates flooded the inside line to create space. The goalkeeper came forward repeatedly as Armagh opted to leave four defenders back instead. Callum O'Neill was immense in the middle. And still, with 21 minutes played it was all level. Conn Kilpatrick drove down the middle to force a routine free for Darren McCurry. Those flashes of individual brilliance were keeping Tyrone in touch. It was a physical contest too, with referee David Gough policing steps strictly. Four players were pulled for over-carrying in the opening 30 minutes alone. Oisin Conaty pushed Armagh further clear after the turnaround. For his fourth point, Rafferty aimed his kickout at his opposite number one Niall Morgan, who was pressing in the middle. Tyrone won the break but couldn't pass back to their goalkeeper. Jarly Og Burns was able to collect and drive into open space, sending Conaty away to slot it. Six down and in need of a spark, Malachy O'Rourke turned to his bench. Eoin McElholm swung over a beauty and won a subsequent free. A dramatic goalmouth scramble eventually ended with a Darragh Canavan free. Peter Harte came in to land a two. McGeeney's sideline protests were punished with a dissent infringement, McCurry elected to come outside the arch and suddenly Tyrone were ahead. Jarly Óg Burns immediately hit back. Stefan Campbell was introduced and once more, made his mark. This time, he converted the equaliser. It was fitting that the outstanding Rory Grugan tapped over the last kick to give them the win. He was awesome throughout. New rules but the same dogged spirit. Armagh don't quit. Scorers for Tyrone: D. McCurry (0-10, 4 frees, 1 tpf), D. Canavan (0-4, 2 frees), M. McKernan (0-2, 1 tp), C. Kilpatrick (0-2, 1 tp), P. Harte (0-2, 1 tp), E. McElholm (0-2). Scorers for Armagh: O. Conaty (0-4), A. Murnin (0-2), C. O'Neill (0-3), O'Neill (0-3, 1 tp), R. Grugan (0-3, 2 frees), J. Burns (0-2), R. McQuillan (0-2), B. Crealey, E. Rafferty, C. Turbitt, S. Campbell (0-1 each). TYRONE: N. Morgan; C. Quinn, P. Teague, N. Devlin; M. McKernan, R. Brennan, K. McGeary; B. Kennedy, C. Kilpatrick; A. Donaghy, J. Oguz, C. Daly; D. McCurry, D. Canavan, R. Canavan. Subs: S. O'Donnell for Donaghy (42); B. McDonnell for Oguz, E. McElholm for R. Canavan (both 48); P. Harte for Daly (54), P. Hampsey for Quinn (59 Temp). ARMAGH: E. Rafferty; P. Burns, B. McCambridge, T. McCormack; R. McQuillan, G. McCabe, J. Burns; C. O'Neill, C. Mackin; D. McMullen, O. Conaty, P. McGrane; R. Grugan, A. Murnin, O. O'Neill. Subs: C. Turbitt for O'Neill (52); J. Hall for Crealey (54), C. McConville for McMullan (62), S. Campbell for Murnin (63), S. McPartlan for McGrane (67). Referee: D. Gough (Meath).
Irish Times
26-04-2025
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- Irish Times
Football previews: Armagh-Tyrone leads way as last of the provincial final places up for decision
Saturday Ulster SFC semi-final: Armagh v Tyrone, Clones, 4.45 – Live GAA+ The enduring appeal of the Ulster Championship makes this a compelling fixture. Armagh have lost the last two finals on penalties and, although All-Ireland champions, haven't won the Anglo-Celt in 17 years. Tyrone last won in 2021 when they went on to add the Sam Maguire. The teams were tied on seven points in the league, but Tyrone took the drop, having lost the head-to-head to their neighbours. That match in February was one of their poorest performances in the league but Armagh were much closer to full strength, as the Errigal players were still unavailable. Darragh Canavan's return is a big plus for Tyrone, who accounted for Cavan in perfunctory style in his absence. When fully engaged, they played a well-integrated game, availing of a wide range of scoring threats, with only two of the starting 15 failing to raise a flag. They also field their All-Ireland centrefield of Conn Kilpatrick and Brian Kennedy after a bit of a scare around the latter's withdrawal in the quarter-final. READ MORE With their defensive priorities last year, Armagh looked like a team that would be unsuited to the Football Review Committee experiment. That masked, however, the fact that they had the players to be more attack-oriented. Ethan Rafferty is back in goal and kicked a couple of two-pointers from play in the league match. Kieran McGeeney's injury list is easing and, overall, he has significantly improved depth, even though the current absence of Rian O'Neill is a severe loss. They weathered an awkward first half against Antrim and pulled away after half-time, but this will be a different level of championship play. There is a vibrant buzz about Armagh at present despite the burden of being champions, but if any manager can deliver a strategy to upend them, it's Malachy O'Rourke. Verdict: Tyrone Sunday Leinster SFC semi-finals: Kildare v Louth, Glenisk O'Connor Park, 2pm As has been flagged, this is the most consequential football match of the weekend, albeit not at the upper end of things. The losers here will, in all likelihood, be off to the Tailteann Cup. Whereas not desirable for either, this would spell disaster for Louth, who have been the second-best team in Leinster for the past two years. They won this fixture a year ago and have been playing in a higher division since. Under Brian Flanagan's management, Kildare have completed the bounce-back to Division Two but lost three of the last four matches. The quarter-final win was an impressive overturning of the match momentum, but then again, Westmeath had been making something of an art form of losing tight matches all through the league. They weren't helped by an injury to Ray Connellan, their most influential player in the first half, and Kevin Feely took over in his absence. Ger Brennan has been afflicted with injuries all season, but did enough to stay in Division Two and gradually the bodies are healing. Tommy Durnin and All-Star Craig Lennon returned the last day and Sam Mulroy is named to start this weekend, which will be a big addition to the side that beat Laois as he was significant in last year's semi-final victory. Laois gave Louth a good test the last day, and Brennan's side made a strong response, but they will have to raise their game for this. Kildare looked lively in their quarter-final and Darragh Kirwan, Alex Beirne and Ben McCormack turned the screw up front with good support from David Hyland pushing up. Verdict: Louth Ciarán Kilkenny of Dublin will return for the match against Meath. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Dublin v Meath, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 4pm – Live GAA+ Removed from Croke Park for the first time in 45 years, this once box-office attraction has been out of that category for a long time. Meath did well to overcome a predictably lively Offaly challenge in the quarter-final, but they looked very flat in the first half. Dublin managed to get away fewer shots at goal than Wicklow two weeks ago and won by nine. The perennial provincial champions – this year would be their 15th on the spin – have done badly in the past after starting campaigns poorly. Four years ago, a wan Leinster campaign ended in a first championship defeat for seven years. The sum of Dublin's parts – the returning Cluxton, O'Callaghan, Kilkenny and Howard – should be enough to win this even if it doesn't add up to what it once was. Meath, however, put in a serious challenge four years ago, forcing on their opponents the indignity of scrambling a bit at the end. It can also be argued that after their closest shave in the province for years – against Kildare in 2023 – they went out the next day and blew Louth apart before later claiming another All-Ireland. Matthew Costello, who has previously played well in this fixture, Jack Flynn and talented rookie Conor Duke were all big contributors to chasing down Offaly. If they don't start badly, Meath can be very competitive in this but only up to a point. Verdict: Dublin Ulster SFC semi-final: Donegal v Down, Clones, 3pm The season has been something of a long-distance contest for Donegal and this weekend is their third championship match in four weeks. They have been ultra-efficient without lighting too many bonfires, but they held off Monaghan last week in a tight finish. Down will be very relieved to have come this far. Fermanagh looked to have cooked their goose in the quarter-final before Daniel Guinness led the revival with his two-pointer to stem the flow of the match. What won it, however, was the pair of goals at the end when Guinness and Ryan McAvoy got through tired and slack defending. If that's the only route to victory here, Down won't be winning. Verdict: Donegal
BBC News
25-04-2025
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- BBC News
'Armagh v Tyrone semi-final has the makings of a classic'
Not that the Ulster Championship has been bad this year - far from it, in fact - but Saturday's semi-final between Armagh and Tyrone is probably the first game that really gets you out of your weekend's quarter-finals had plenty of entertainment value. Down's win over Fermanagh at Brewster Park was a great spectacle and Monaghan gave Donegal a scare in the second half at Clones, but a first Tyrone and Armagh game in the Ulster Championship since 2012 will attract serious interest all over the and Tyrone have played out some of the most memorable championship games in my lifetime, and with the chance of making the Ulster final on the line, this weekend should be no should be a huge crowd in Clones, too, so it has all the makings of an Ulster Championship teams finished the league on seven points - Armagh survived while Tyrone were relegated - and had reasonably comfortable quarter-final wins, so they wouldn't have learned a great deal, but that is sure to change come Saturday will be an interesting battle of squad depth. Both teams have marquee players but the depth of their panels is the real when you look at Armagh for this game, it's difficult to tell who will start and who will come off the bench because they have so many options, even with a sizeable injury list. 'Expect extra-time' Tyrone are in a similar boat. Against Cavan, all but two of their starting line-up scored. Thirteen different scorers in a championship game is no mean feat and a lot of it came from solid team play, suggesting they are starting to click into gear at the right 1-24 tally with 13 different scorers shows they are not reliant on Darragh Canavan, but having him back fit for Saturday would be a huge boost to their hopes. He would add a new dimension to their attack and cause the Armagh defenders a serious headache as to who picks him up. With Canavan, Tyrone pack a real punch, but Armagh have serious firepower too and they got a lot of joy from their two-pointers against Antrim from Oisin O'Neill, Rory Grugan and Ethan Rafferty. It is a difficult one to call. Armagh are All-Ireland champions but haven't won an Ulster title since 2008, so that has to be in their minds. They were impressive against Tyrone in the league, but that was three months ago and the first round of Division One. This is a different level of is a huge afternoon for Tyrone as well. They haven't performed overly well in Ulster since winning it in 2021, and from playing under Malachy O'Rourke for Monaghan, I know how highly he values provincial success. Tyrone took Donegal to extra-time in last year's semi-finals and I can see this one being tied after 70 minutes, too. If I'm sticking my neck on the line, Tyrone might shade it in extra-time but I'd fully expect these two to keep us guessing right down to the final kick. 'All going to plan for Donegal' As for Sunday's game, it's hard to see Down stopping this Donegal machine. Beating Fermanagh would have taken a lot out of Down, both emotionally and physically, because they looked in serious trouble with 10 minutes to did well to pull it out of the fire but Fermanagh forced them to dig deep. Those types of games can be difficult to recover from and the fact that Donegal are moving so well only makes the task even more difficult for Conor Laverty's Donegal, it looks like everything's going to plan so far. They beat Derry comfortably and did a lot of things well against Monaghan. In the second half, Monaghan exposed a few gaps in their armoury but Donegal were still the better team. One of the impressive things about Donegal is they don't force things. Their scores are well-worked and well-taken. With the introduction of the two-pointer, we have seen a lot of teams trying to force the issue, but Donegal always seem to know when to attempt the two-pointer and when to string a few more passes together and take the single score. So many of their players are in-form, too. Shaun Patton is having a great year and is arguably the form keeper in the country, Peadar Mogan was impressive against Monaghan and Daire O Baoill seems to play well every week now. Add in the scoring power and experience of Michael Murphy, Patrick McBrearty and Ciaran Thompson and it looks like Donegal are trending in the right direction as they build up for a serious tilt at the All-Ireland. This Ulster series has featured a lot of courageous performances from underdogs: Antrim, Fermanagh, Monaghan. As a neutral, you're hoping Down can do the same against Donegal, but Jim McGuinness has only lost one Ulster Championship game over his two Donegal stints and it's hard to see that record changing on Sunday.
